Hey-önn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hey-önn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hey-önn (hey-ǫnn)

f. = heyannir, Grág. ii. 261, Edda 103. ☞ For haymaking and hay stores see the Sagas passim, Hænsaþ. ch. 4, Eb. ch. 30, 37, 51, 63, Grett. ch. 50, Orms Þ. Fb. i. 522, Heiðarv. S. ch. 25, Háv. pp. 46, 47, Gísl. 14, 22, Nj. ch. 47, 77, and p. 192, and Mr. Dasent’s remarks on Icel. ‘hayneed,’ Burnt Njal cxii, Grág., esp. the Landbr. Þ. passim.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚢ-ᚢᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Heiðarv. S.: Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
Hænsaþ.: Hænsa-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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