Hneppa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hneppa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hneppa" in English.

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

hneppa Old Icelandic word can mean:

hneppa
(-ta, tr), v.
hneppa
1) to curtail;
hneppa
hneppt em ek at brœðrum, I am bereft of brothers;
hneppa
2) to thrust, force (Hrólfr hneppti hann undir sik, ok setti kné fyrir brjóst honum);
hneppa
~ fólk í þrælkan, to keep a people bound in thraldom.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛒᛒᛅ

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