Hnípa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnípa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnípa" in Norwegian.

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

hnípa: hnípa, v. (pt & að) hænge eller lude medHovedet af Sorg eller Mismod (jvfdrúpa); hví máttu eigi gleði halda?haukar þínir hnípa ok svá hestrinnGrani Völs. 1373 (c. 24); hann (nl. Grani)hnípti í jörðina ok vissi, at Sigurðrvar fallinn Völs. 16223 (c. 32); þá máttisjá Afrikamenn af harmi ok hugsótthnípa ok gráta Klm. 34224; kom þeimstökk ok hræzlu á þá, at þeir hníptuallir af hugleysi Klm. 35421.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛁᛕᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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