Definitions
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
Runic Inscription
hyrningr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hyrningr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).