Heyrn

Old Norse Dictionary - heyrn

Meaning of Old Norse word "heyrn" in English.

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

heyrn Old Norse word can mean:

heyrn: f. hearing:

heyrn: 1. the sense of hearing, 623. 57; heyrn, sýn, Grág. ii. 16, Eluc. 54; mál, sýn, heyrn, Fms. i. 97, n. T., Pass. 32. 4, 41. 10, passim.

heyrn: COMPDS: heyrnar-daufr, -lítill, adj. rather deaf, hard of hearing. heyrnar-lauss, adj. ‘hearing-less,’ deaf. heyrnar-leysi, n. deafness.

heyrn: 2. hearing; sumt ritaði hann eptir sjálfs síns heyrn eðr syn, something he wrote from his own hearing or sight, Fms. vii. 226.

heyrn: β. í heyrn e-m, in one’s hearing, Stj. 689, Bjarn. 33, 43, Fms. xi. 287; á-heyrn, q. v.

heyrn: 3. metaph. ears, as it seems = hlust; eyra is properly the outer ear, heyrn and hlust the inner part; heyrn eða hlust, Edda (Arna-Magn.) ii. 430; hneigja heyrn at e-u, to incline the ears to, Lb. 3; heyrn er þeim hægri sljó, Pass. 7. 12.

heyrn: COMPDS: heyrnagnípur, heyrnaspann.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

adj.: adjective.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

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