Hnöggva

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnöggva

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnöggva" (or hnǫggva) in Norwegian.

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

hnöggva (hnǫggva)
hnöggva, v. (hnögg, hnögg, hnögginn) 1) slaa, støde, m. Dat. hratt ek hurðunnimeð mínum fœti svá, at sú járnhurðnögg úvægiliga þeim, er fyrir innanstóð ok gæta skyldi Didr. 14118; nöghhans hoffwet i vegenn dvs. stødte hansHoved mod Væggen, DN. II, 103544. 2) intr. støde an, snuble, i moralsk Be-tydning. Thom. 3372. 50314; Post. 47023;Bp. II, 9117. Jvf. hnyggja.

Part of speech: v

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnöggva may be more accurately written as hnǫggva.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᚯᚵᚵᚠᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
Dat.
Dativ.
f.
Feminin.
intr.
Intransitiv.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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