Hrynja

Viking Language Dictionary - hrynja

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "hrynja"

hrynja
vb (III) to fall, collapse; flow, stream; fall loosely (of clothing); látum und honum hrynja lukla let keys jingle about him; hrynja á hæla [e-m] shut the door on [sb]

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚼᚱᚢᚾᛁᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚽᚱᚢᚿᛁᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
f
feminine
m
masculine
n
neuter
num
number
sb
somebody
str
strong (adj or verb)
vb
verb
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