Old English Dictionary Entry

Hnossian

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hnossian

p. ode To beat, strike :-- Mec hnossiaþ homera láfe swords shall strike me, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 13; Rä. 6, 7. [Cf. Icel. hnoss an ornament.] hnossian

Similar Words

-hád
-háda
-hafen-ness
-hafness
-hafol

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚾᚩᛋᛋᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel.: Icelandic

Works & Authors

Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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