Hlynna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hlynna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hlynna" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hlynna
hlynna, v. (nt) lægge Lunner (se hlunnr)for derover at kunne drage et Fartøj;fig. berede Veien saa at en Sag kanhave Fremgang; talaði Hávarðr jarlsonfyrst ok hlynnti fyrir konunginum svásem vandi er til -, ok er hann hætti,þá stóð upp sjalfr Sverrir konungr -ok tók seint til orða Konung. 10312(jvf Fm. VIII, 239 &vl 7); hann hlynntisvá fyrir spámaðrinn, at (Spaadommen)skyldi á þeim einum hrína, er sakirgerði til Post. 76928. Jvf. fyrirhlynning.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛚᛦᚿᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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