Hjarni
Old Norse Dictionary - hjarni
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjarni
- a, m. [Dan. hjerne; Germ. ge-hirn], prop. the brain, Edda (Gl.); whence hjarna-mænir, m. the skull, Haustl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)