Draug-hentr
Old Norse Dictionary - draug-hentr
Meaning of Old Norse word "draug-hentr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- draug-hentr
- n. adj. a sort of metre, Edda (Ht.) 137; a supernumerary syllable being added to every line, this syllable seems to have been called draugr, a plug or log.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛅᚢᚴ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)