Héðinn

Old Norse Dictionary - héðinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "héðinn" in English.

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

héðinn Old Norse word can mean:

héðinn: m., dat. héðni, [akin to haðna, q. v.], a jacket of fur or skin, Hm. 72; úlf-héðinn, wolf-coat, Fs. 77, the name of a berserker, 17; geit-héðinn, a goat’s skin coat, Nj. 211; bjarn-héðinn, a bear’s skin coat; the phrase, veifa héðni at höfði e-m, to wrap a skin round one’s head, to hoodwink one, Eb. 32 new Ed., Grett. ch. 66, Ó. H. 139: héðin-stykki, n. a piece of fur, D. n.

héðinn: II. a mythical pr. name, Edda, Lex. Poët.: in compds, Bjarn-héðinn, Úlf-héðinn, Skarp-héðinn, Bs., Landn., Nj.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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