Hæna

Old Norse Dictionary - hæna

Meaning of Old Norse word "hæna"

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

hæna
(hœna), u, f. [hani, formed on the same analogy as dal and dæl, hag and hóg]:—a hen, Al. 160, Fms. vii. 116, Fs. 156, Stj. 3, passim: in pr. names, Lopt-hana, Skálp-h., Landn.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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