Hnekkja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hnekkjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "hnekkja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
hnekkja Old Icelandic word can mean:
- hnekkja
- (-ta, -tr), v.
- hnekkja
- 1) to drive back, with dat. (síðan lét Egill ~ nautunum út á mýrar);
- hnekkja
- ~ e-m frá, to repel, repulse;
- hnekkja
- 2) to check, thwart, prevent;
- hnekkja
- ~ för sinni, to halt and go back again;
- hnekkja
- ~ vándu ráði, to prevent an evil deed;
- hnekkja
- 3) to fall back, withdraw (~ Írar nú frá).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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