Hey

Old Norse Dictionary - hey

Meaning of Old Norse word "hey" in English.

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

hey Old Norse word can mean:

hey
n., old gen. heyvi, also spelt heyfi, mod. heyi; e. g. heyvi, Grág. i. 438; heyfi, Eb. 94 new Ed. note, and passim; but heyi, SkS. 416, and so in mod. usage; gen. pl. heyja; [Goth. havi = χόρτος; A. S. hêg; Engl. hay; Hel. houwe; O. H. G. hawi; Germ. heu; Swed.-Dan. hö; Norse höy, Ivar Aasen; akin to höggva, Germ. hauen; thus hey prop. means cut grass]:—hay; mat eðr hey, hey ok matr, Nj. 73, Grág. i. 195, 438, ii. 277, Ísl. ii. 137, SkS. 416, Lv. 18 passim: also used in plur., stores of hay, fodder; beita upp engjum ok heyjum, FmS. vi. 104; gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, Landn. 30; hann hefir rænt mik öllum heyjum, Ísl. ii. 140; hann hefir eingin hey til sölu, 138; en hey fásk lítil, 132: Icel. say, slá, raka, þurka, rifja, sæta, hirða, binda hey, to mow, rake, dry, turn, cock, get in, bind the hay.
hey
COMPDS: heyannir, heyband, heybjörg, heybruni, heydeild, heydes, heyfang, heyfátt, heyfok, heygarðr, heygjald, heygjöf, heyhjálmr, heyhlað, heyhlass, heykleggi, heykostr, heylauss, heyleiga, heyleysi, heylítill, heymeiss, heynál, heyrán, heyreki, heyrúm, heysala, heyskapr, heyskipti, heysláttr, heysótt, heystakkr, heystakkgarðr, heystál, heytak, heyteigr, heytjúga, heytollr, heytópt, heyverð, heyverk, heyvöndull, heyþerrir, heyþrot, heyþroti, heyþurkr, heyönn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
Hel.
Heliand.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pl.
plural.
plur.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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