Sam-henda

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-henda

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-henda"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word sam-henda can mean:sam-henda

sam-henda
u, f., or sam-hending, f. a metre with the same rhymes repeated, e. g. virðandi gefr virðum, Edda (Ht.) 133.
sam-henda
2. in mod. usage it is a kind of memorial verses strung together, e. g. the samhendur of Hallgr. Petrsson in Snót (1866).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Snót
Snót, poems.
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