Hunang
Old Norse Dictionary - hunang
Meaning of Old Norse word "hunang"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hunang can mean:hunang
- hunang
- n. [A. S. hunig; Engl. honey; Germ. honig; Dan. honing; Ulf. renders μέλι by miliþ]:—honey, Gþl. 491, BS. i. 103, 433, Eg. 69, 79, 469, FmS. vii. 173, viii. 258, Stj. 309, 411.
- hunang
- COMPDS: hunangbakaðr, hunangsdögg, hunangsfall, hunangsfljótandi, hunangsilmr, hunangslækr, hunangsseimr, hunangsætr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚾᛅᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)