Dun-henda

Old Norse Dictionary - dun-henda

Meaning of Old Norse word "dun-henda"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dun-henda
u, f. (-hendr, adj.), a sort of metre, having four anadiploses, Edda (Ht.) 124, 128.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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