Hryn-henda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hryn-henda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hryn-henda

u, f. a kind of metre, the dróttkvæði (q. v.), containing eight syllables in each line instead of the usual six, Edda (Ht.) 62–64: name of poems composed in this metre, Fms. vi. 26.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᚾ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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