Hrygg-spenna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hrygg-spenna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hrygg-spenna

u, f. a wrestling term, ‘back-spanning,’ clasping the arms round one another’s back, Fas. iii. 414.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᛒᛁᚾᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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