Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tál-hreinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 tál-hreinn

m. a decoy-reindeer, used as a stale or lure to catch other deer, a απ. λεγ. in Haustl. 3, for this prob. is the sense; and this may have been the very Norse word that Óttarr (Ohthere) used to king Alfred, and which the king rendered into English by stæl-hrânas; but see hreinn.

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Runic Inscription

tál-hreinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

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