Hyrning

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hyrning

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hyrning" in Norwegian.

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

hyrning: hyrning, f. Hjørne af et Værelse, = horn9, ró, krá; ró er hyrning SE. II, 1813;er ok nökkurr enn svá fátœkr, athann megi eigi fœða eðr annat þessháttar góðs hinum fátœka veita, þá látihann þó allt at eins búa pilagrimin-um sæng eðr þeim öðrum, sem þurf-andis er, í einni hverri krá eðr hyrn-ing síns herbergis Stj. 1522; jvf Heilag.II, 38010; leggst hann til bœnar í einnihyrning musterisins Mar. 116834; skutuöðrum endanum (nl. stoksins) út íhyrningina svá hart, at nafarnar hrutuat fyrir útan ok hljópu í sundr vegg-irnir Eg. 22 (4032); ekki mun stoða athrökkva í hyrningar undan, ef þér verðrbana auðit Fbr. 989; hopaði hann þá uppí hyrninguna ok varðist þaðan Grett.5714; allt folk var hrætt, er í bœnumvar, svá at í sína hyrning hljóp hverrFld. II, 42723.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛦᚱᚿᛁᚿᚵ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

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