Harri

Old Norse Dictionary - harri

Meaning of Old Norse word "harri" in English.

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

harri
a, m. [akin to the mod. herra, q. v.], a lord, king, only used in poetry, Edda 104, Gloss.; hann heimti þangat Valerianum harra sinn, Greg. 75: as a pr. name, Landn.; as also the name of an ox, Ld., whence local names such as Harra-staðir, m. pl., freq. in western Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
pr.
proper, properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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