Hrönn

Old Norse Dictionary - hrönn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrönn" (or hrǫnn) in English.

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

hrönn Old Norse word can mean:

hrönn (hrǫnn): f., gen. hrannar, pl. hrannir, a wave, esp. used in poetry, Stor. 6, Hkv. 1. 26, passim: a ship is called hrann-blakkr, -valr, the steed, hawk of the wave, (also hranna elgr, hranna hrafn, the elk, raven of the wave); gold is called hrann-blik, -eldr, wave-fire, Lex. Poët.: hrann-garðr, m. a wall of waves, id.

hrönn (hrǫnn): II. in prose, old and esp. mod., hrannir, f. pl. the heaps or swathes of seaweed and shells along the beach; hræs hrannir, heaps of slain, Edda (Ht.)

hrönn (hrǫnn): 2. dat. pl. hrönnum, adverb. in heaps, Lat. catervatim, = unnvörpum, drepr hann hirðmenn konungs hrönnum niðr, Fas. i. 105.

hrönn (hrǫnn): III. one of the northern Nereids was called Hrönn, Edda.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrönn may be more accurately written as hrǫnn.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

adverb.: adverbially.

dat.: dative.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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