Heyrin-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - heyrin-orð

Meaning of Old Norse word "heyrin-orð" in English.

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

heyrin-orð
n. an old law phrase, which is probably = heyringja-orð, the word or verdict of a heyringi (not from heyra, qs. hearsay); sækja við tylftar-kvið eða við heyrin-orð fimm landeiganda, Grág. ii. 146; skal sækja við váttorð ef hann heyrir á, en ella við fimm manna heyrinorð eða tylftar-kvið, Kb. (l. c.) ii. 182.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
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