Hreinsan
Old Norse Dictionary - hreinsan
Meaning of Old Norse word "hreinsan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hreinsan
- f. cleansing, purification, K. Á. 20, Hom. 64, 65, passim. hreinsunar-eldr, m. the cleansing fire, purgatory, Fms. vii. 38; land-h., clearing the land of miscreants.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛁᚾᛋᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)