hnjóskr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• fnjóskr
• knjóskr

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic.

Noun

hnjóskr m

1. touchwood

Descendants

• Icelandic: hnjóskur
• Faroese: njóskur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: knjosk, njosk, knusk
• Norwegian: (dialectal) knjøsk, hnjysk, knjysk, knøsk, knósk, knøysk, knausk, gnjåsk
• Elfdalian: sniųosk
• Swedish: fnöske
• Gutnish: snyske