Hjarðar-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - hjarðar-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarðar-sveinn" in English.

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

hjarðar-sveinn
m. a herd-boy, Fas. i. 518, Stj. 464.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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