hníta

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See also: hnita

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnītaną.

Verb

hníta (singular past indicative hneit, plural past indicative hnitu, past participle hnitinn)

  1. to strike, wound
    hjǫrr hneit við hjarta
    the steel touched his heart

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hníta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nita, nite
  • Swedish: nita

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