Hryn-henda

Old Norse Dictionary - hryn-henda

Meaning of Old Norse word "hryn-henda" in English.

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

hryn-henda
u, f. a kind of metre, the dróttkvæði (q. v.), containing eight syllables in each line instead of the usual six, Edda (Ht.) 62–64: name of poems composed in this metre, Fms. vi. 26.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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