Hræring

Old Norse Dictionary - hræring

Meaning of Old Norse word "hræring" in English.

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

hræring Old Norse word can mean:

hræring: f. motion, stir, Edda 52, Bs. ii. 159; h. líkamans, Greg. 72; h. hafsins, Rb. 438; sjóvar h., Sks. 51; h. tungls, 438; bíðandi eptir vatnsins hræringu, John v. 3 (= Gr. κίνησις).

hræring: II. metaph. emotion; girndir ok hræringar, Stj. 35; úleyfðar hræringar, Magn. 468; af sjálfra sinna hræringum, of their own impulse, H. E. ii. 75; geðs hræringar, emotions.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Gr.: Greek.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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