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.)
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