HRÖNN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HRÖNN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HRÖNN

f., gen. hrannar, pl. hrannir, a wave, esp. used in poetry, Stor. 6, Hkv. 1. 26, passim: a ship is called hrann-blakkr, -valr, the steed, hawk of the wave, (also hranna elgr, hranna hrafn, the elk, raven of the wave); gold is called hrann-blik, -eldr, wave-fire, Lex. Poët.: hrann-garðr, m. a wall of waves, id.

2 HRÖNN

II. in prose, old and esp. mod., hrannir, f. pl. the heaps or swathes of seaweed and shells along the beach; hræs hrannir, heaps of slain, Edda (Ht.)

3 HRÖNN

2. dat. pl. hrönnum, adverb. in heaps, Lat. catervatim, = unnvörpum, drepr hann hirðmenn konungs hrönnum niðr, Fas. i. 105.

4 HRÖNN

III. one of the northern Nereids was called Hrönn, Edda.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv: adverb.
adverb.: adverbially.
ch: chapter.
dat.: dative.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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