Odd-hending

Old Norse Dictionary - odd-hending

Meaning of Old Norse word "odd-hending" in English.

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

odd-hending: f. a metrical term, when the first rhyming syllable stands at the head of a verse; thus in haf-löður skeflir the syllable ‘haf’ is an oddhending, Edda (Ht.) 121: in mod. usage, in Ballads (Rímur), it means two rhyming syllables in the first, and one in the second line, three being an odd number of rhyme syllables—thus, sveipaðr mundd | á silki hrund | sat eg undir kvendi is an oddhending.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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