Hnykkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnykkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnykkja" in Norwegian.

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

hnykkja: hnykkja, v. (kt) med Voldsomhed rive nogettil sig; hnykkir hann upp eldistokkiVígagl. 677; ef maðr hnykkir manniaf rúmi Frost. 4, 176; jvf Fld. I, 6615;ef maðr hnykkir (nl. manni) bæði til sínok frá sér Frost. 4, 182; jvf Landsl.4, 215; greip hann í skegg Ármóðiok hnykkti honum á stokk fram Eg.95 (18137); ef maðr hnykkir hetti afhöfði manni Grág. 38115 jvf 38116. 18;haldi hárinu fram frá höfðinu okhnykki höfðinu (idet man halshuggermig); - Þ. höggr með sverðinu, ok íþví hnykkir hann (der skal halshugges)höfðinu, ok hlýtr sá höggit, er héltJomsv. 7619. 21 (Flat. I, 19923. 31); Ívarrkrœkti stafnljá um Gregorium - okhnykkti at sér Fm. VII, 26419; þykkistsveinninn hafa vel hnykkt (dvs. havegjort et godt Tag, som skaffede dem Bry-net), er þeir hafa þat, sem þeir þyrftuHeið. 25 (34816).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛦᚴᚴᛁᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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