Haddr

Old Norse Dictionary - haddr

Meaning of Old Norse word "haddr" in English.

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

haddr: m. [Goth. hazds; A. S. prob. heard, v. infra], hair, only in poetry a lady’s hair; haddr Sifjar, the gold-hair of the goddess Sif., Edda 69, 70; hár heitir lá, haddr þat er konur hafa, 109; bleikja hadda, to bleach, dress the hair, 75, Korm. 26, Gkv. 1. 15; bleikir haddar, FaS. i. 478; grass is called haddr jarðar, Bm.; hadds höll is the head, Eb. (in a verse). haddaðr, part. hairy, Lat. crinitus; barr-h., barley-haired, an epithet of the earth; bjart-h., bright-haired; bleik-h., blond-haired; hvít-h., white-haired, Lex. Poët. hadd-bjartr, adj. bright-haired, blond, Hornklofi. hadd-blik, n. bleaching the hair, Edda 77. Haddingr, m. a pr. name of a mythical hero, = comatus, cp. A. S. hearding, Goth. hazdiggs, Engl. Harding, Lex. Poët., Munch i. 217. Haddingja-skati, a, m. a nickname, Sæm.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pr.: proper, properly.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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