Definitions
Definitions
1 hreinsan
f. cleansing, purification, K. Á. 20, Hom. 64, 65, passim. hreinsunar-eldr, m. the cleansing fire, purgatory, Fms. vii. 38; land-h., clearing the land of miscreants.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
hreinsan
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hreinsan" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).