hnerri
nafnorðkarlkyn
a, (older form hnöri or hneri, with a single r, . ii. 430; hneyri, Thom. 308), a sneeze, 448. A plague is said to have set in once upon a time with sneezing, therefore when a person sneezes an says, Guð hjálpi þér! helf Gott! Bless you ! see i.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- cp.compare.
- Germ.German.
- Engl.English.
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.