Horn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - horn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "horn" in English.

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

horn Old Icelandic word can mean:

horn: n.

horn: 1) horn (of cattle); vera harðr í h. at taka, to be hard to take by the horns, hard to deal with;

horn: 2) drinking-horn;

horn: 3) horn, trumpet (blása í h.);

horn: 4) corner, angle; skýtr í tvau h. um e-t, there is a great difference between; skýtr í tvau h. með okkr, we are at variance;

horn: 5) nook, corner (in a house).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚾ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

e-t: eitthvat.

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