Hrína

Old Norse Dictionary - hrína

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrína" in English.

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

hrína Old Norse word can mean:

hrína
pres. hrín; pret. hrein, pl. hrinu; part. hrinið:—
hrína
A. To squeal like swine; stundum jarmaði hann sem geit eðr hrein sem svín, Greg. 50, FaS. iii. 148; hani, krummi, hundr, svín … | galar, krunkar, geltir, hrín, a ditty, passim.
hrína
β. of an animal in heat; þá hljóp merr at hestinum ok hrein við, Edda 26; hrein hænan við hananum, FS. 156.
hrína
B. [A. S. hrînan = tangere], to cleave to, stick; það hrín ekki á, it will not stick, e. g. of throwing water on a duck’s back; það hrín ekki á svörtu, i. e. black (spots) on black will not be seen.
hrína
2. metaph. to take effect, hurt, esp. of curses or imprecations; mjök þykir þetta atkvæði á hafa hrinit, Ld. 154; ella mun ek mæla þat orð er alla æfi mun uppi vera í knérunni yðrum, ok mun á hrína, Anal. 186; ellegar hríni þat allt á þér sem ek hefi þér verst beðit, FaS. iii. 206, 390; þótti þat mjök hafa hrinit á er Ósvífr hafði spáð, Ld. 230; cp. áhrins-orð, curses that take effect.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
m.
masculine.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
i. e.
id est.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
cp.
compare.
esp.
especially.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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