Sann-kenning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sann-kenning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sann-kenning

f. a poët. term, a kind of epithet, Edda 108; þat er s. ‘hörð’ egg, en ‘hvatir’ menn, 122, cp. Skálda 194.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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