Horn-spónn
Old Norse Dictionary - horn-spónnMeaning of Old Norse word "horn-spónn" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- horn-spónn
- m. a horn spoon, Fms. vi. 364 (in a verse), Hungrv. (pref.); mod. Icel., like the ancients, use horn spoons, and the handle is often ornamented with carved work.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚾ-ᛋᛒᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pref.
- preface.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)