HANNR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HANNR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HANNR

adj. skilled; sú var mar hanarst (i. e. hönnust) á Haþalandi, she was the most skilled maid in Hadaland, on a Norse Runic stone, cited by Bugge in Tidskr. for Philol. vol. vi. p. 90; hence sjón-hannr or sjón-hannarr, ‘skill-sighted,’ one whose eyes are cultivated, having the eyes of an artist, Ó. H. 16.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᚾᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.
Runic: Runic.

Works & Authors

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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