Hér-na

Old Norse Dictionary - hér-na

Meaning of Old Norse word "hér-na" in English.

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

hér-na: adv., herno, Fms. (Ágrip) x. 409:—here (see Gramm. p. xxviii, col. 2, signif. II), Fms. vii. 197; sé hérna, see here now! behold! Ísl. ii. 364, Stj. 22, 62: hérna, instead of hér, is very freq. in conversation; herno, konungr (behold, O king!), fögnuðr er oss á, attú ert svá kátr, Fms. x. 409.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

signif.: signification.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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