Hrína

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hrína

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hrína" in English.

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

hrína Old Icelandic word can mean:

hrína
(hrín; hrein, hrinum; hrinit), v.
hrína
1) to squeal (of swine); h. við, to neigh to a horse (of a mare in heat);
hrína
2) h. á (or á e-m), to take effect, esp. of imprecations.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
esp.
especially.

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