Urð-hæingr

Old Norse Dictionary - urð-hæingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "urð-hæingr" in English.

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

urð-hæingr: urð-þvengr, m. the fish, the thong of the urð, i. e. a snake, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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