Hænir

Old Norse Dictionary - hænir

Meaning of Old Norse word "hænir"

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

hænir
m. the name of the mythol. god Hænir, Vsp., Edda, Clem. 44.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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