Runhenda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - runhenda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "runhenda" in Norwegian.

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

runhenda
runhenda, f. Versart, Versemaal af den Beskaffenhed, at Versets Linier ender meddet samme Rim, = runhendr háttr (se K. A. Gislason AnO. 1875 S. 102-108, jvf J. Olafson om Nordens gamleDigtekunst S. 67 fgg, Hatt. I, 57 &fgg..I, 47 fg. 120 fgg). SE. I, 69617. 70410.7065. 8. 70822. 24; hin minsta runhenda SE. I,69822.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚢᚿᚼᚽᚿᚦᛆ
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.
fg.
følgende.
fgg.
følgende (om flere).
S.
Side.

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