Sam-henda

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-henda

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-henda" in English.

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

sam-henda Old Norse word can mean:

sam-henda: u, f., or sam-hending, f. a metre with the same rhymes repeated, e. g. virðandi gefr virðum, Edda (Ht.) 133.

sam-henda: 2. in mod. usage it is a kind of memorial verses strung together, e. g. the samhendur of Hallgr. Petrsson in Snót (1866).

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.: exempli gratia.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

Snót: Snót, poems.

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