Viðr-hending
Old Norse Dictionary - viðr-hending
Meaning of Old Norse word "viðr-hending"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- viðr-hending
- f., a metric. term, the ‘sub-rhyme’ ‘after-rhyme’ the latter rhyme-syllable in a verse-line is so called, Edda (Ht.); thus, in fastorðr skyli fyrða, ‘orðr’ is the fore-rhyme, ‘fyrða’ the after-rhyme.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᚱ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- metric.
- metrically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)