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 �rar nú frá）
