Enni
Old Norse Dictionary - enni
Meaning of Old Norse word "enni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- enni
- n. [a word peculiar to the Scandin.; Swed. änne, but usually in mod. Swed. and Dan. panna or pande; root uncertain]:—the forehead; þó spratt honum sveiti í enni, Nj. 68, Pr. 471; um þvert ennit, Fms. i. 178: also brow, metaph. a steep crag, precipice, Landn., Eb.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)