Hani

Old Norse Dictionary - hani

Meaning of Old Norse word "hani" in English.

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

hani Old Norse word can mean:

hani
a, m. [Ulf. hana; A. S. hana; Engl. hen; Hel. hano; Germ. hahn; Dan. and Swed. hane; cp. Lat. cano]:—a cock, FmS. v. 193, 194, Vsp. 34, 35, passim; veðr-hani or vind-hani, a weathercock; Oðins-hani, a kind of sandpiper, tringa minima; Þórs-hani; Óðinshani and Þórshani are distinguished, Þjóðólfr, May 15, 1869, p. 124.
hani
2. as a nickname, FmS. xii, Fb. iii, Landn.; whence in local names, Hana-tún, Hana-fótr, etc., Landn.
hani
COMPDS: hanagal, hanagalan, hanaótta.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
etc.
et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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