Hneiss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hneiss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hneiss" in Norwegian.

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

hneiss: hneiss, adj. ussel, elendig (jvf hneisa 1);neiss er neykviðr halr Hm. 48 (49);sendu hann til sömu eyjar nœktan okneisan sem alla aðra Barl. 621 (jvf6110 fg); ek em fátœk, snauð ok neisok hefir engi efni til framlögu Heilag. I, 46823.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᚽᛁᛋᛋ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.