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.)