Hár-rætr

Old Norse Dictionary - hár-rætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hár-rætr" in English.

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

hár-rætr: or hárs-rætr, f. pl. the line on the scalp, esp. on the forehead, where the hair begins, [cp. Ivar Aasen baargard]; upp í hársrætr, upp í hársrótum, Eg. 305, Sturl. iii. 283.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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