Hneppa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hneppa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hneppa" in Norwegian.

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

hneppa: hneppa, v. (pt) klemme, trænge; hnepptihann undir sik ok setti kné fyrirbrjóst honum Fld. III, 35319 jvf 6385;fig. sá skyldi í nauð ok þrælkan hneppaIsraels folk, er þat vildi Kgs. 99 &vl;hneppt (= stýfð) hending SE. I, 69417.6965; hneppa e-t við e-n dvs. stille en afmed noget: eigi þverrir þat dýrðar-verkit, at maðr geri framarr en honomsé boðit ok vili hann heldr hneppavið sik þann enn eina búninginn, erhonum er leyfðr (som det er ham tilladtat beholde, efter at han har bortgivetden ene af sine Kjortler, se Luc. 3, 11),þat sýna oss dœmi ens sæla Marteins&c. (se Heilag. I, 5656. 12) Homil. 127.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᚽᛕᛕᛆ
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:

c.: Capitel.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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