Lyng-hæns
Old Norse Dictionary - lyng-hænsMeaning of Old Norse word "lyng-hæns" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lyng-hæns
- n. pl. heath fowl, Orkn. 416 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚾᚴ-ᚼᛅᚾᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)