Hjarta

Old Norse Dictionary - hjarta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarta" in English.

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

hjarta Old Norse word can mean:

hjarta: n., gen. pl. hjartna, [Goth. hairto; A. S. heorte; Engl. heart; Hel. herta; O. H. G. herza; Germ. herz; Dan. hjerte; Swed. hjerta; Gr. καρδία; Lat. cor, cord-is]:—the heart, Fbr. 137, Nj. 95, passim.

hjarta: II. metaph., gott hjarta, góð hjörtu, með bezt hjarta, ört h., snart h., dyggt h., frækit h., a bold, stout, true heart, Lex. Poët.; glatt h., a glad heart, Em. 1; milt h., a mild heart, id.; hrætt h., a timid heart, Sól.; sárt h., a sore heart; blóðugt h., a bloody or bleeding heart, Hm. 36; viðkvæmt h., a tender heart: denoting courage, Þórr á afl ærit en ekki hjarta, Hbl. 26; h. ok hugr, heart and courage, Ísl. ii. (in a verse):—phrases, hjarta ór leiri, to have a heart of clay, be a coward, Kormak, referring to the tale in Edda 57, 58; or merar-hjarta, the heart of a mare; hjarta drepr stall, the heart beats (see drepa A. 4) or sinks, rudely expressed in Sturl. ii. 42 (in the verse); hjartað berst, beats; but the subst. is hjart-sláttr, q. v.

hjarta: 2. the heart, mind, feeling; snotrs manns hjarta verðr sjaldan glatt, a wise man’s heart is seldom glad, Hm. 54; hugr einn þat veit hvat býr hjarta nær, einn er hann sér um sefa, 94 (cp. 1 Cor. ii. 11): allit., hold ok hjarta, flesh and heart, body and soul, i. e. all, hold ok h. var mér in horska mær, Hm. 95; hugr ok h., soul and heart, PasS. 43. 5; also, minni og h., mind (memory) and heart, 8. 12; h. og hugskot, heart and mind: phrases, af öllu h., with all one’s heart; unna e-m (elska e-n) af öllu hjarta, Lv. 37, Mar.; eg heft ekki hjarta til e-s, I have no heart for it: the gen. as adverb, hjartans feginn, heartily glad, PasS. 4. 15; h. glaðr, göra e-ð í hjartans grannleysi, in the simpleness of heart; hjartans harðúð, hardness of heart.

hjarta: 3. in addressing, hjartað, hjartað gott, sweet heart! dear love!

hjarta: 4. mythol., Hrungnis hjarta, the stone heart, of the giant Hrungnir: the name of a magical character, perh. = Germ. Druiden fuss, see Edda 58: sea pebbles are called the heart of the sea, Ýt.

hjarta: B. COMPDS: hjartablauðr, hjartablóð, hjartadauðr, hjartafriðr, hjartagóðr, hjartagróinn, hjartahreinn, hjartaprúðr, hjartaprýði, hjartaragr, hjartarætr, hjartataugar.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

q. v.: quod vide.

subst.: substantive.

v.: vide.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

cp.: compare.

i. e.: id est.

lit.: literally.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

perh.: perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Em.: Eiríks-mál. (A. III.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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