Herða

Old Norse Dictionary - herða

Meaning of Old Norse word "herða" in English.

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

herða Old Norse word can mean:

herða: u, f. hardness:—a hardening or tempering of steel, Karl. 173: tempered steel, muðrinn (of the axe) rifnaði upp í gegnum herðuna, Eg. 181. herðu-góðr, adj. well tempered, Fbr. 141.

herða: II. metaph. hardihood, but also hardness, Fms. vi. 38, x. 406, xi. 217, Gísl. 71 (in a verse).

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

Similar entries:

Herða (II)

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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