Hyndla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hyndla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hyndla

u, f. [hundr], a little dog, doggie, Mar. 494, v. l.: name of a giantess, whence Hyndlu-ljóð, n. pl. the name of an old song.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚾᛏᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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