Hjörr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjörr" (or hjǫrr) in English.

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

hjörr Old Norse word can mean:

hjörr (hjǫrr): m., gen. hjarar and hjörs, dat. hjörvi, dat. pl. hjörum, Hm. 159, Hkv. 2. 22; gen. pl. hjörva; nom. pl. does not occur; [Ulf. hairus = μάχαιρα; A. S. heor; Hel. heru]:—poët. a sword, Vsp. 55, LS. 49, 50: a battle is called hjör-dómr, -drífa, -dynr, -él, -flaug, -fundr, -galdr, -göll, -gráp, -gráð, -hríð, -leikr, -mót, -regn, -róg, -rödd, -senna, -sálmr, -skúr, -stefna, -veðr, -þeyr, -þing, -þrima; a warrior, hjör-drótt, -drífr, -gæðir, -lundr, -meiðr, -móði, -njörðr, -njótr, -runnr; and adjectively, hjör-djarfr, etc.; the blood, hjör-dögg, -lögr; a shield, hjör-vangr, -laut, -þilja: from some of these compds it appears that ‘hjör’ was also used as a kind of missile; in adjectives, hjör-undaðr, part. wounded by a sword; hjör-klufðr, part. cleft by a sword: in poetry the head is called hjörr Heimdala, the sword of H., Landn. 231 (in a verse).

hjörr (hjǫrr): II. in pr. names; of men, Hjörr; and in compds, Hjör-leifr: of women, Hjör-dís.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dat.: dative.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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