Hjarsi

Old Norse Dictionary - hjarsi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarsi" in English.

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

hjarsi Old Norse word can mean:

hjarsi: proncd. hjassi, a, m. [Swed. hjesse; Dan. isse], the crown of the head; frá hjassa til ilja, Karl. 342, n. G. l. i. 339, Gísl. (in a verse); hann þreif í hjarsann á Kolbirni en setti knéit í bakit, Bárð. 177, (obsolete.)

hjarsi: II. a fabulous beast, whence the saying, verða aldraðr (gamall) sem h., to be as old as a h., Fas. iii. 365; or, hann er afgamall hjassi, an old decrepid h.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

proncd.: pronounced.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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