Hleina
Old Norse Dictionary - hleina
Meaning of Old Norse word "hleina"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hleina
- d, to save, protect (?) an απ. λεγ., [A. S. hlænan; Engl. lean; O. H. G. hleinjan; mid. H. G. leinen; Germ. lehnen; Gr. κλίνω]: þaðan af er þat orðtak at sá er forðask (forðar?) hleinir, Edda 21.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᛁᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)