Opna

Old Norse Dictionary - opna

Meaning of Old Norse word "opna" in English.

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

opna Old Norse word can mean:

opna: 1. að, [A. S. openjan, Germ. öffnen, etc.], to open; hann létt opna hauginn, Eg. 601; opna jörð til þess at grafa niðr lík, K. Þ. K.; þeir opnuðu merina, cut it up, FS. 56: impers., sýndisk himinn opna, Hom. 57: reflex. to open, be opened, Grág. ii. 262; opnask haugrinn, Fb. i. 215; sárit opnaðisk, FmS. ix. 276; fjallit opnaðisk, Nj. 211; himinn opnaðisk, Niðrst. 3; jörð opnaðisk, 645. 64.

opna: 2. u, f. an opening; hvíta-salt svá mikit umhverfis opnuna (the crater), at klyfja mátti hesta af, Ann. 1341:—the two pages of an open book, erkibiskup leit skjótt á þá opnu sem upp flettisk, Safn i. 677; það stendr á þessari opnu. opnu-selr, m. a kind of seal, the mod. vöðu-selr, so called because it swims on its back (see opinn), SkS. 177.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

impers.: impersonal.

m.: masculine.

pers.: person.

reflex.: retlexive.

S.: Saga.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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