Hryn-henda
Old Norse Dictionary - hryn-henda
Meaning of Old Norse word "hryn-henda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hryn-henda
- u, f. a kind of metre, the dróttkvæði (q. v.), containing eight syllables in each line instead of the usual six, Edda (Ht.) 62–64: name of poems composed in this metre, Fms. vi. 26.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚾ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)