Her-skjöldr

Old Norse Dictionary - her-skjöldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "her-skjöldr" (or her-skjǫldr) in English.

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

her-skjöldr (her-skjǫldr): m. a war shield, a red shield, opp. to the white shield of peace (friðar-skjöldr), used in phrases as, fara (land) herskildi, to harry (a land), Eg. 246, Fms. i. 62, 116, 131; fara við herskildi, id., Hkr. i. 233, cp. Stj. 542, 619 (2 Kings vi. 14), 641.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, her-skjöldr may be more accurately written as her-skjǫldr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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