Hefð

Old Norse Dictionary - hefð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hefð" in English.

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

hefð Old Norse word can mean:

hefð: f. [hafa, to take, = Lat. usu-capere], a law term, loss or gain of claim by lapse of time; hefð ok land, Bs. i. 689; hefð lands-laga, 720; með réttri ok löglegri hefð, 730, Rétt. 230, D. N. passim, H. E. i. 456, cp. Jb. s. v. tuttugu ár, pp. 142, 251, 351.

hefð: COMPDS: hefðarmaðr, hefðarvitni, hefðaskipti.

hefð: II. [hefja], reputation: hefðar-ligr, adj. (-liga, adv.), fine, grand: hefðar-maðr, m. an eminent man, Fms. iii. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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