Hara

Old Norse Dictionary - hara

Meaning of Old Norse word "hara" in English.

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

hara
ð (?), [cp. Germ. harren], to wait upon (?), an απ. λεγ., Skm. 28; or perhaps the same word as the mod. hjara (q. v.), vitam degere.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
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