Hreinsa
Old Norse Dictionary - hreinsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hreinsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hreinsa
- að, [Ulf. hrainsjan; Engl. rinse; Dan. rense], to make clean, cleanse, Sks. 583, 605, Fms. ii. 261, Nj. 270, passim: to purge, clear, h. land af víkingum, Fms. i. 93, vii. 18, Anal. 249; h. líkþrá, to cleanse (heal) leprosy, Post., n. T.; líkþráir hreinsast, Matth. xi. 5, Johann. 95, Fms. xi. 309: metaph. to purify, Post. 645. 77, 94, Hom. 97, n. T., Vídal., Pass.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛁᚾᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anal.
- Analecta. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.