Hernaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hernaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hernaðr" in English.

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

hernaðr Old Norse word can mean:

hernaðr: (hernuðr), m. a harrying, plundering, as a law term, Grág. ii. 134–136; hefja hernoð ok rán, Bs. i. 493; hafa e-t at hernaði, to rob, N. G. L. i. 344.

hernaðr: II. warfare, a raid, foray; fara í hernað, Nj. 41, Fms. i. 144; hefja hernað, to wage war, vii. 7, passim.

hernaðr: COMPDS: hernaðarfólk, hernaðarmenn, hernaðarráð, hernaðarsök.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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