Her-skár

Old Norse Dictionary - her-skár

Meaning of Old Norse word "her-skár" in English.

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

her-skár: adj. (herská, herskátt), a land exposed to raid or in a state of war; landit var þá herskátt, lágu víkingar úti, Eg. 241, Fms. xi. 217, Hkr. i. 44; í þann tíma var mjök herskátt (unruly time), Orkn. 64; þar var herskátt af víkingum, Hkr. i. 106, Bjarn. 15, Ld. 82, Fas. i. 374: of a person, martial, warlike, Fms. i. 198, vii. 16, x. 413, Orkn. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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