"hnúka" meaning in Old Norse

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Verb

Forms: hnúkti [indicative, past, singular]
Etymology: Likely related to hnakki (“nape of the neck”), of a group of *hn- words ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Etymology templates: {{der|non|gem-pro|*hnakkô}} Proto-Germanic *hnakkô Head templates: {{head|non|verb|singular past indicative|hnúkti}} hnúka (singular past indicative hnúkti)
  1. to sit cowering
    Sense id: en-hnúka-non-verb-CygyfxHP Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for hnúka meaning in Old Norse (1.1kB)

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        }
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    }
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        "to sit cowering"
      ],
      "id": "en-hnúka-non-verb-CygyfxHP",
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        [
          "sit",
          "sit"
        ],
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          "cower",
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        ]
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        "to sit cowering"
      ],
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