hnefi
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin. Cognate with Swedish näve, Dalbian (Varmelandia) na’v.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hnefi m (genitive singular hnefa, nominative plural hnefar)
- a fist
- Allir þögnuðu þegar hún sló hnefanum í borðið.
- Everybody went silent as she struck the table with her fist.
- Allir þögnuðu þegar hún sló hnefanum í borðið.
- a handful, a fistful, what a clenched fist can hold
Declension edit
declension of hnefi
Synonyms edit
- (fist): knefi m, kreppt hönd f
- (fistful): hnefafylli f, handfylli, hnefi, lúka
Derived terms edit
- hnefahögg
- hnefaleikar
- hnefatafl
- kreppa hnefann
- með hnúum og hnefum
- steyta hnefann (to make a fist)
- stýfa úr hnefa