Hendr
Old Norse Dictionary - hendr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hendr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hendr can mean:hendr
- hendr
- adj. only in compds:
- hendr
- I. mod., fagr-hentr, fair-handed; harð-h., hard-handed; lag-h., handy, etc.
- hendr
- II. metric. in this or that metre; neut. al-hent, skot-hent, hryn-hent, draug-hent, ná-hent, hnugg-hent, stúf-hent; or masc., háttr being understood, skot-hendr, dett-hendr, rún-hendr háttr, etc.: see Edda (Ht.), where these metres are defined.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- mod.
- modern.
- masc.
- masculine.
- metric.
- metrically.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)