Sorp-hæna

Old Norse Dictionary - sorp-hæna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sorp-hæna" in English.

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

sorp-hæna: u, f. a top, Ivar Aasen: a hen without a cock, Björn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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