Hending

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hending

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hending" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hending Old Icelandic word can mean:

hending
(pl. -ar), f.
hending
1) catching; var í ~um með þeim, they were near coming to close quarters;
hending
2) rhyme or assonance; rhyming or assonating syllable.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛁᚾᚴ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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