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HLENNI

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2 definitions

1 HLENNI

a, m. [cp. Ulf. hlifan = κλέπτειν, hliftus = κλέπτης; perh. also Scot. to lift, = to steal cattle, belongs to this root, and is not the same as lift = tollere]:—a thief; hlennar ok hvinnar, thieves and pilferers, Sighvat: a king is in poetry called the foe and destroyer of hlennar, hlenna dólgr, etc., see Lex. Poët.

2 HLENNI

II. a pr. name, Landn.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

HLENNI

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "HLENNI" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
perh.
perhaps.
pr.
proper.
Scot.
Scottish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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