Hnefa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnefa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnefa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hnefa: hnefa, v. (að) holde i Haanden; hanntók annarri hendi kápuermina - enannarri hendi hnefaði hann knífinn(som han havde taget S. 9024)ok héltsem honum væri hœgjast at leggjafyrir brjóst Snorra Eb. 17 (9025) ; hannríðr nú um hit ytra - hnefandi sverðitmeð miklu afli ok drepandi marganguðs riddara Klm. 2418; B. sneri þáaptr ok hnefaði spjót sítt sem hannmátti fastast ok hleypti fram - okstefndi at leggja til Karlamagnus Klm. 3097; reið þá hnefandi it digra spjótsítt Klm. 35633. Jvf. knefa.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᚽᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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