Sann-kenning

Old Norse Dictionary - sann-kenning

Meaning of Old Norse word "sann-kenning" in English.

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

sann-kenning
f. a poët. term, a kind of epithet, Edda 108; þat er s. ‘hörð’ egg, en ‘hvatir’ menn, 122, cp. Skálda 194.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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