Hörr

Old Norse Dictionary - hörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hörr" (or hǫrr) in English.

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

hörr Old Norse word can mean:

hörr (hǫrr): m., old dat. hörvi, mod. hör, pl. hörvar, Höfuðl. 12:—flax, but also = linen, Lat. linum, Sks. 287, Rm. 28; dúkr hvítr af hörvi, a white linen table cloth, id.; hörfi glæst, clad in linen, of a woman, Kormak; from the wearing of linen a lady is in the poets called hör-bil, -brekka, -fit, -gefn, -gerðr, -nauma, -skorða, -veig, -þella, Lex. Poët.

hörr (hǫrr): 2. a cord of hemp, as a bowstring or the like, Höfuðl. 12; boga fylgði hörr, toginn hörr, Edda (in a verse); hörfa sleipnir, the hemp horse = the gallows, Ýt. 12. hör-dúkr, m. a linen cloth, Hallfred.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

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

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

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

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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