Al-hnepptr
Old Norse Dictionary - al-hnepptr
Meaning of Old Norse word "al-hnepptr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- al-hnepptr
- adj. part. (metric.) an apocopate (hneppt) species of the metre dróttkvætt w ith masculine rhymes, v. hnept and hálfhnept. Thus defined, Edda (Ht.), verse 78; it is called alhneppt, where all the rhymes are masculine; but hálfhneppt, where feminines and masculines are used alternately.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᚼᚾᛁᛒᛒᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- metric.
- metrically.
- part.
- participle.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)