Hey-önn
Old Norse Dictionary - hey-önn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hey-önn" (or hey-ǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hey-önn (hey-ǫnn)
- f. = heyannir, Grág. ii. 261, Edda 103. ☞ For haymaking and hay stores see the Sagas passim, Hænsaþ. ch. 4, Eb. ch. 30, 37, 51, 63, Grett. ch. 50, Orms þ. Fb. i. 522, Heiðarv. S. ch. 25, Háv. pp. 46, 47, Gísl. 14, 22, Nj. ch. 47, 77, and p. 192, and Mr. Dasent’s remarks on Icel. ‘hayneed,’ Burnt Njal cxii, Grág., esp. the Landbr. þ. passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hey-önn may be more accurately written as hey-ǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢ-ᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Heiðarv. S.
- Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
- Hænsaþ.
- Hænsa-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)