Hrynja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hrynja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hrynja" in English.

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

hrynja Old Icelandic word can mean:

hrynja
(hryn, hrunda, hruninn), v.
hrynja
1) to fall in, collapse, topple down (veggrinn hrynr, björgin ~);
hrynja
2) to flow, stream (hrundu tárin á kinnr honum);
hrynja
3) to fall loosely (klæðit hrundi ofan um hann); látum und hánum h. lukla, let the keys rattle down from his girdle;
hrynja
4) h. á hæla e-m, to shut upon one’s heels.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚾᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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