Hrygg-spenna
Old Norse Dictionary - hrygg-spenna
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrygg-spenna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrygg-spenna
- u, f. a wrestling term, ‘back-spanning,’ clasping the arms round one another’s back, Fas. iii. 414.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᛒᛁᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)