Hyrna
Old Norse Dictionary - hyrna
Meaning of Old Norse word "hyrna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hyrna can mean:hyrna
- hyrna
- n, f. [horn], one of the horns or points of an axe-head, öxar-h., Bjarn. 36, Fms. vii. 191, Nj. 198: of a mountain, a peak, freq.: of a house, Hornklofi: a horned ewe is called hyrna; Mó-hyrna, Grá-h.
- hyrna
- II. a nickname, Landn.: in compds, Vatns-h., the book from Vatnshorn, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- n.
- neuter.
- etc.
- et cetera.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)