Hyrningr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hyrningr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hyrningr

m. a horned man, used mockingly of a bishop with his crosier; margt mælir h. hjá, Ó. H.; karp þess hyrnings er ér kallit biskup, id.

2 hyrningr

2. a pr. name, Fb. iii.

3 hyrningr

II. an angle, mathem.; þrí-hyrningr, a triangle; fer-h., a square; átt-h., an octagon.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk
bishop.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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