Hlein
Old Norse Dictionary - hlein
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlein"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hlein can mean:hlein
- hlein
- f., pl. ar, [Goth. hlains = βουνός, Luke iii. 5; akin to Engl. lean, Gr. κλίνειν]:—a rock projecting like a pier into the sea (= hlaðberg), freq. in western Icel.; lenda við hleinina, festa skipið við hleinarnar. hleina-kræða, u, f. a crust of moss on sea rocks, Bb. 2. 13.
- hlein
- II. [Engl. loom, qs. loon? the A. S. form would be hlân, which however is not recorded]:—the loom in the old perpendicular weaving, Björn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Björn
- Biörn Halldórsson.