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hløra (að), v. = hlera.
hnafa (hnóf), v. to cut off (rare).
hnakka-bein, n. neck-bone;
-filla, f. the flesh and skin on the nape.
hnakk-band, n. anchor cable.
hnakki, m. the back of the head, nape of the neck.
hnakk-miði, m. anchor-buoy.
hnakkr, m. (1) nape = hnakki; (2) stool = knakkr.
hnefa (að), v. to clasp with the fist.
hnefa-högg, n. a blow with the fist;
-tafl n. a kind of chess.
hnefi, m. (1) closed hand, fist; (2) the king in hnefa-tafl.
hnef-tafl, n. = hnefatafl.
hneigja (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to bow, bow down, bend, incline; h. sik, to make a bow; h. sik til við e-n, to bow down, pay homage to one; h. e-m, to bow down to one; h. eptir e-m, to be biassed towards one; (2) refl., hneigjast, to lean; h. af villu, to forsake heresy; h. til e-S, to lean towards a Person; h. fyrir fortölur e-s, to be swayed by another's persuasions.
hneisa, f. disgrace, shame (gera, vinna, e-m hneisu). Cf. 'neisa'.
hneisa (-ta, -tr), v. to disgrace (h. e-n). Cf. 'neisa'.
hneisu-Iiga, adv. (1) disgracefully; (2) insultingly.
hneita (-tta, -ttr), v. to cut (rare).
hnekking, f., hnekkir, m. check, rebuff (hafa hnekking).
hnekki-stikill, m. bump on the head.
hnekkja (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to drive back, with dat. (siðan Iét Egill h. nautunum út á mýrar); h. e-m frá, to repel, repulse; (2) to check, thwart, prevent; h. för sinni, to halt and go back again; h. vándu ráði, to prevent an evil deed; (3) to fall back, withdraw (hnekkja Írar nú frá).
hneppa (-ta, tr), v. (1) to curtail; hneppt em ek at brœðrum, I am bereft of brothers; (2) to thrust, force (Hrólfr hneppti hann undir sik, ok setti kné fyrir brjóst honum); h. fólk í þrealkan, to keep a people bound in thraldom.
hneppi-liga, adv. scarcely, scantily.
hneppr, a. scant; ætla hneppt til
jólanna, to make scant provision for Christmas.
hneri, m. sneeze, sneezing.
hneyking, f. shame, disgrace
hneykja (-ta, -tr), v. to put to shame, confound, with acc. (h. grimmleik heiðinna þjóða).
hneykali, n. disgrace, dishonour;
-yrði, n. pl. fouI language, calumny
hnigna (að), v. to begin to sink, decline (e-rr er, gerist, hnignandi
hnipinn, a. drooping, downcast.
hnipna (að), v. to become downcast, to droop (hnipnaði þá Grani).
hnippa, (-ta, -t, or að) v. to poke; hnippadði kolli hverr at öðrum, they
laid their heads together, nodded significantly; refl., hnippast, to quarrel (=h. við); h. orðum við e-n, to bandy words with one.
hnita (að), v. to weld together.
hnit-broðir, m. 'near brother'.
hníga (hníg; hné and hneig, hnigum; hniginn), v. (1) to fall gently, sink down (hné Guðrún höll við bólstri); h. at armi e-m, to sink into one's arms; (2) to flow (hnigu heilög vötn af himinfjöllum); (3) to sink down,fall dead (= h. at velli); h. at grasi, í gras, to bite the grass, (4) to incline, turn; eigi mátti sjá hvernig h. mundi, which way the scale would turn (in a battle); (5) h. til e-s, to turn towards (var jafnan þeirra hlutr betri, er til hans hnigu); h. til liðs, hjálpar við e-n, to side with one pp., hniginn, advanced (stricken) in years, = h. á aldr, h. at aldri; of a door, shut; var hurð hnigin, the door was down; hurð hnigin á hálfa gátt, á miðjan klofa, half shut, half down.
hnípa (-ta, -t), v. to be downcast, droop (hann hnípti í jörðma).
hnísa, f. porpoise.
hníta (hneit, hnitu), v. to strike, wound; hjörr hneit við hjarta, steel touched the heart.
hnjóða (hnýð; hnauð; hnoðinn), v. to rivet, clinch (Helgi hnauð hjalt á sverð).
hnjóð-hamarr, m. rivetting, hammer; also as a nickname.
hnjósa (hnýs, hnaus), v. to sneeze.
hnjóskr, m. touchwood, = fnjóskr.

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