Hjá-vera

Old Norse Dictionary - hjá-vera

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjá-vera" in English.

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

hjá-vera
u, f. a being by or near, pretence, H. E. i. 420, Stj. 219.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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