Hegnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hegnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hegnir

m. a defender, chastiser, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚴᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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