Draug-hentr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Draug-hentr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 draug-hentr

n. adj. a sort of metre, Edda (Ht.) 137; a supernumerary syllable being added to every line, this syllable seems to have been called draugr, a plug or log.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᛅᚢᚴ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

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

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