hringaná

Icelandic

Etymology

From hringar (“rings (jewellery)”) +‎ Ná, 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

hringaná f

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