Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Há-sin

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 há-sin

f. [the há- answers to A. S. hôh, Engl. hough; cp. A. S. hohsin, Engl. hough sinew, O. H. G. hahsa or hasina, Bavar. hächsen, mid. H. G. hahse, Dan. hase, with a dropped n; see Grimm’s Gramm. iii. 405]:—a hough sinew or tendon, Hrafn. 20, Eb. 242, passim.

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Runic Inscription

há-sin

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
opp: opposed to.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

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