Úhreinn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - úhreinn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "úhreinn" in English.

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

úhreinn Old Icelandic word can mean:

úhreinn
a.
úhreinn
1) unclean (í þeim stað má ekki vera úhreint);
úhreinn
2) foul, dangerous, of passage (úhreint ok skerjótt); þeir sögðu, at úhreint var í ósinum, that it was infested by a monster.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚼᚱᛁᛁᚾᚾ

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