Hai

Old Norse Dictionary - hai

Meaning of Old Norse word "hai" in English.

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

hai
interj. alas! Stj. 649, the rendering of heu heu! in the Vulgate, cp. ai, Sæm. 118.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
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