Henda

Viking Language Dictionary - henda

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "henda"

henda
vb (2) to catch, pick up, reach; henda [e-t] augum catch [sth]; henda mikit gaman at [e-u] take great interest in [sth]

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚽᛁᚿᛐᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
einhvern, eitthvat ‘somebody, something’ accusative
e-u
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
m
masculine
n
neuter
sth
something
vb
verb
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