Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-hending

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 af-hending

f. a metrical term, a subdivision of the samhenda, when the final assonance of a verse is repeated in the next one, e. g. seim þverrir gefr seima | seim örr …, Edda (Ht. 47 and 24). In mod. Icel. metric, afhenda is quite different, viz. a short metre in only two lines.

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Runic Inscription

af-hending

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "af-hending" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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