Hjart-mörr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjart-mörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjart-mörr" (or hjart-mǫrr) in English.

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

hjart-mörr (hjart-mǫrr)
m. the fat about the heart, Stj. 310, Exod. xxix. 22.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjart-mörr may be more accurately written as hjart-mǫrr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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