hnossian

== Old English == === Etymology === Perhaps related to Old Norse hnoss (“ornament”), both related to Proto-Germanic *hneupaną (“to tear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxnos.si.ɑn/, [ˈn̥os.si.ɑn] === Verb === hnossian to strike or beat ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 559-63