Sam-henda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sam-henda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sam-henda

u, f., or sam-hending, f. a metre with the same rhymes repeated, e. g. virðandi gefr virðum, Edda (Ht.) 133.

2 sam-henda

2. in mod. usage it is a kind of memorial verses strung together, e. g. the samhendur of Hallgr. Petrsson in Snót (1866).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᛘ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Snót
Snót, poems.

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