Senna

Old Norse Dictionary - senna

Meaning of Old Norse word "senna" in English.

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

senna: u, f. high words, gibing; deilur ok sennur, slíðrfeng S., Gh. 1, MS. 544. 39; ógóðgjarnra manna sennur, 677. 6; sennur ok öl, Sdm. 30; Loka-senna, the gibing of Loki, the name of a poem, Sæm. 113 (Bugge); Flærðar-senna, the name of a poem by Hallgrim Pétrsson; the name was prob. borrowed from the Eddic poem.

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

Similar entries:

Senna (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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