hringaná

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From hringar (rings (jewellery)) +‎ , an alternative spelling of Gná, the name of a Norse goddess. Jewellery is often utilized when creating kennings about women.

Only used in Jónas Hallgrímsson's poem Hættu að gráta hringaná, the title thus meaning "Don't cry, dear girl".

Noun

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hringaná f

  1. (nonce word, poetic) a kenning referring to a woman