Hyrningr

Old Norse Dictionary - hyrningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hyrningr" in English.

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

hyrningr Old Norse word can mean:

hyrningr: m. a horned man, used mockingly of a bishop with his crosier; margt mælir h. hjá, Ó. H.; karp þess hyrnings er ér kallit biskup, id.

hyrningr: 2. a pr. name, Fb. iii.

hyrningr: II. an angle, mathem.; þrí-hyrningr, a triangle; fer-h., a square; átt-h., an octagon.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

m.: masculine.

pr.: proper, properly.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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