Há-sin

Old Norse Dictionary - há-sin

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-sin"

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

há-sin
f. [the há- answers to A. S. hôh, Engl. hough; cp. A. S. hohsin, Engl. hough sinew, O. H. G. hahsa or hasina, Bavar. hächsen, mid. H. G. hahse, Dan. hase, with a dropped n; see Grimm’s Gramm. iii. 405]:—a hough sinew or tendon, Hrafn. 20, Eb. 242, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
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