hnoss
nafnorð, kvenkyn
Merkingar
f. [prob. from A. S. hnossian = to hammer, as smíð from smíða], a costly thing, esp. in plur. of a lady’s ornaments, Hkr. i. 16, Edda 21, Fms. xi. 428 (hnossa-smíði), Am. 53, Gh. 6, 18, Gkv. 2. 20, Harms. 40, Líknarb. 13, Orkn. 154 (in a verse): mythol. the goddess Hnoss, a daughter of Freyja and sister to Gersemi, Edda 21.
- II.
freq. in mod. usage, but usually neuter, and used in sing. as well as in plur.; himneskt miskunar hnoss, Pass. 36. 3; = N. T. βραβειον, einn er sá sem hnossið meðtekr, 1 Cor. ix. 24; eg skunda … eptir því hnossi, Phil. iii. 14; dýrðar-h., the prize of glory.
COMPDS:
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- prob.
- probably.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- esp.
- especially.
- plur.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- sing.
- eintala (e. singular)
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Gh.
- Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Pass.
- Passíu-sálmar.
- N. T.
- New Testament.