Hornfinnar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hornfinnar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hornfinnar" in Norwegian.

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

hornfinnar: hornfinnar, m. pl. et fabelagtigt Folke- slag; er sú þjóð, er hornfinnar heita,þeim er horn niðrbjúgt í enni ok erumannætur Hb. 2912; efter den der over dem givne Beskrivelse synes de falde sammen med Satyri (Isidori Origines11, 3. 21), om hvilke det ogsaa siges, at þeim vex horn í enni Hb. 267; ligesom de maa ansees for at være de samme, somunder Navn af cornuti Finni hensætteset Sted trans Norwegiam ab orientemellem Kyriali et Kveni paa den ene og Bjarmones pna den anden Side Chron. 213 (Monum. Norv. 751).

Part of speech: m pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᚿᚠᛁᚿᚿᛆᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

v.: Verbum.