Hannr
Old Norse Dictionary - hannr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hannr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hannr
- adj. skilled; sú var mar hanarst (i. e. hönnust) á Haþalandi, she was the most skilled maid in Hadaland, on a Norse Runic stone, cited by Bugge in Tidskr. for Philol. vol. vi. p. 90; hence sjón-hannr or sjón-hannarr, ‘skill-sighted,’ one whose eyes are cultivated, having the eyes of an artist, Ó. H. 16.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)