HLEIN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HLEIN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HLEIN

f., pl. ar, [Goth. hlains = βουνός, Luke iii. 5; akin to Engl. lean, Gr. κλίνειν]:—a rock projecting like a pier into the sea (= hlaðberg), freq. in western Icel.; lenda við hleinina, festa skipið við hleinarnar. hleina-kræða, u, f. a crust of moss on sea rocks, Bb. 2. 13.

2 HLEIN

II. [Engl. loom, qs. loon? the A. S. form would be hlân, which however is not recorded]:—the loom in the old perpendicular weaving, Björn.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛚᛁᛁᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

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