Hnísa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnísa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnísa" in Norwegian.

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

hnísa
hnísa, f. Nise, Marsvin, delphinus phoca-ceus L. Kgs. 2911; LandsL. 7, 658;Pr. 47821.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛁᛋᛆ
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.
L.
Linje.
s.
substantiv.

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