Norrænn

Old Norse Dictionary - norrænn

Meaning of Old Norse word "norrænn" in English.

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

norrænn Old Norse word can mean:

norrænn: (norœnn), adj. Norse, Norwegian, Grág. i. 299; Danskir Sænskir eða Norrænir, ii. 72; maðr norrænn, Eg. 705, Ísl. ii. 232 (v. l.), Landn. passim; n. víkingr, Hkr. i. 198; n. berserkr, Bs. i. 16, cp. 953; norræn lög, Eg. 259; norræna skjöldu, 286; norrænan eið, Sturl. ii. 201; norræn tunga, the Norse tongue, Fms. i. 23, Sturl. ii. 3 (opp. to Latin); í norrænu máli, Skálda 189, Hkr. i. (pref.); norrænn skáldskapr, Skálda 190.

norrænn: II. of the wind, northern; görði á norrænt, Sturl. iii. 263; þá var á norrænt, Fms. ix. 42.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

pref.: preface.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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