Hlenni

Old Norse Dictionary - hlenni

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlenni" in English.

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

hlenni Old Norse word can mean:

hlenni: a, m. [cp. Ulf. hlifan = κλέπτειν, hliftus = κλέπτης; perh. also Scot. to lift, = to steal cattle, belongs to this root, and is not the same as lift = tollere]:—a thief; hlennar ok hvinnar, thieves and pilferers, Sighvat: a king is in poetry called the foe and destroyer of hlennar, hlenna dólgr, etc., see Lex. Poët.

hlenni: II. a pr. name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

perh.: perhaps.

Scot.: Scottish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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