For-herða

Old Norse Dictionary - for-herða

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-herða" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

for-herða
t, to harden, the Bible passim, [cp. A. S. for-heard, very hard.] for-herðing, f. hardness of heart, Bible.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚼᛁᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
S.
Saga.

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