Heppinn
Old Norse Dictionary - heppinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "heppinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heppinn
- adj. [happ, cp. Engl. happy], lucky, Symb. 14, Grett. 90 new Ed., Fb. i. 541; orð-h., ready-tongued.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛒᛒᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Symb.
- Symbolae. (H. IV.)