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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