Prjónn

Old Norse Dictionary - prjónn

Meaning of Old Norse word "prjónn" in English.

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

prjónn: m. [Gael, prine; Scot. prin], a prin or pin, esp. of knitting pins; whence prjón-les, n. knitted wares, Snót 161: prjóna-peisa, n. a knitted jerkin: prjóna-stokkr, n. a prin-case: týtu-prjónn, a needle-pin:—prjónn as a nickname occurs in Sturl. iii. 209, so the word must then have been known.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Snót: Snót, poems.

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

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