Hremsa

Old Norse Dictionary - hremsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hremsa" in English.

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

hremsa Old Norse word can mean:

hremsa
1. að, = hremma, Fs. 45.
hremsa
2. u, f. a clutch, Konr. 25: poët. a shaft, Edda (Gl.), Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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