Hnúta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnúta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnúta" in Norwegian.

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

hnúta: hnúta, f. 1) Hævelse som danner sig i Sam- menføiningen af et brudt Bens tvendeDele, naar disse igjen gro sammen,knytte sig; móðor Hafrs - lusto þeirhögg - priðja á legginn við öklatsvá, at sundr gékk; - - hón stundiok veinaði sik ílla, sáo þeir þá ok,at fótrinn var rangr ok hnútu setti ásíðan o. s. v. DN. IV, 90 (8821). 2) Knokkel i Enden af et Ben (leggr), =knúta. Fld. I, 6725.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᚢᛏᛆ
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.

f.: Feminin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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