Hrafn-tinna

Old Norse Dictionary - hrafn-tinna

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrafn-tinna" in English.

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

hrafn-tinna
u, f. ‘raven-flint,’ a kind of obsidian or agate, Fas. i. 470; called gagates Islandicus, Eggert Itin.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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