Hrungnir
Old Norse Dictionary - hrungnir
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrungnir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrungnir
- m. the name of a famous giant, Edda; prob. akin to A. S. hrung, Germ. runge, = pertica: a shield is called the pedestal of the giant H., from the tale told in Edda 56–59. Hrungnis-hjarta, n., see hjarta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚾᚴᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)