Al-henda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Al-henda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 al-henda

u, f. a metrical term, a subdivision of dróttkvætt, a metre having two rhymed couplets in every line; if one of these be half rhyme it is called a. hin minni (the minor alhenda), if both be full rhymes it is a. meiri (complete alhenda), Edda (Ht.) 132, Sturl. ii. 56: thus harð-múla varð Skúli is a complete alhenda.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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