Senna

Old Norse Dictionary - senna

Meaning of Old Norse word "senna"

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

Old Norse word senna can mean:senna

senna
t, to chatter; sennu vit ór söðlum, Hdl. 8; þat erumk sennt, it is told us, Bragi.
senna
2. to bandy words; er þat makligast at þú sennir við heima-menn þína, Nj. 52; senna vid bræðr ok systr, Hom. 34; sennti Loki þar við öll goð, Edda 68; s. við sér verra mann, Hm. 126; einn jötunn, … Þrágirni vanr við Þór sennti, Hým. 28.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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