Hneisa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hneisa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hneisa" in Norwegian.

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

hneisa: hneisa, f. 1) Ringhed, ringe Stilling eller Vilkaar; lið þetta var við mikilli hneisudvs. var i en meget mislig Stilling, Fm.VIII, 201; ef hann (dvs. Gud) hefir lítitveitt þér, þá er þat ok þítt gagn,hann vill reyna þik í þínni neisuHeilag. I, 46829. 2) Beskjæmmelse, Van- ære, Fornedrelse, = skömm, svívirðing;þó at honum þikki nökkor neisa ívera ok svívirðing Anecd. 169; skömmok neisa Fm. X, 3649; Fbr. 3327; þóttiÓlafi konungi sú neisa með sneypu Fm. X, 3942 (Ágr. 3812); gera e-m hneisu OH. 10720; Fm. XI, 86 (Jómsv.* 744); vinnae-m hneisu Fm. X, 2235; gera neisuok svívirðing til e-s d. s. Mork. 17610(Fm. VII, 1278); bíða - hneisonnarMork. 13833; eigi mundu þeir þvílíkaskömm eða hneisu setit hafa, sem þérhafit þolat um hríð Heið. 22 (3385);gera e-m e-t til hneisu Fm. VI, 26311.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᚽᛁᛋᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

gr.: græft.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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