Hyrned

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hyrned

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: án-, eahta-, ofer-, six-hyrned. hyrned

Definitions

1 hyrned

adj. Provided with a horn or beak [of a ship], having angles or corners: :-- Ða hyrnedan næddran the horned snakes, Homl. Th. i. 102, 7. Hyrnde ciólas ships having horn-shaped prows, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 46; Met. 26, 23.

Runic Inscription

ᚻᚣᚱᚾᛖᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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