Hirta

Old Norse Dictionary - hirta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirta" in English.

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

hirta
t, to chastise one, freq. in mod. usage; hirta sik frá e-u, to refrain from, Hom. 108: reflex., Stj. 23 (twice); hirtr, chastised, Fms. ii. 216; hirtask e-s, to refrain from a thing, H. E. i. 236.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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