Húnar
Old Norse Dictionary - húnar
Meaning of Old Norse word "húnar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word húnar can mean:húnar
- húnar
- m. pl. (but also Hýnir), the Huns, and Húna-land, Hún-mörk, f. the land of the Huns; Húnlenzkr and Húnskr, adj. Hunnish: the words occur in several of the old poems, esp. Kormak, Akv., Hðm., Og., Gkv. 1, Hornklofi, but only in mythical songs or tales, Fas. passim; the word is derived from the Tartar Huns.
- húnar
- COMPDS: Húnaherr, Húnakappi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚾᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Og.
- Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)