Hneykja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hneykja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hneykja" in English.

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

hneykja
(-ta, -tr), v. to put to shame, confound, with acc. (h. grimmleik heiðinna þjóða).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚢᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.

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