Hneisa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hneisa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hneisa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hneisa Old Icelandic word can mean:

hneisa
I)
hneisa
f. disgrace, shame (gera, vinna, e-m hneisu). Cf. neisa.
hneisa
II)
hneisa
(-ta, -tr), v. to disgrace (h. e-n). Cf. neisa.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛁᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
f.
feminine.

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