Hermask

Old Norse Dictionary - hermask

Meaning of Old Norse word "hermask" in English.

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

hermask Old Norse word can mean:

hermask: d, dep. [harmr], to wax wroth, be annoyed; henni hermdisk við líkaminn ok blótaði honum, Hom. 150.

hermask: II. n. part. hermt; e-m verðr h. við e-t, to wax angry with a thing; bóndi sprettr þá upp ok verðr hermt við, Ísl. ii. 175; honum görði mjök hermt við þessu, it annoyed him much, Grett. 23 new Ed., Þiðr. 115, 355; for the mod. phrase,—e-m verðr hverft (hermt) við e-ð, to be startled, mér varð hverft víð, of sudden emotion (fright or the like),—see hverfr.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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