Hreða

Old Norse Dictionary - hreða

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreða" in English.

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

hreða Old Norse word can mean:

hreða: u, f., mod. form hræða, a bugbear, bogle; at jafnan myndi vera nokkurar hreður í Miðfirði … hefir þar jafnan verit deilu-gjarnara en í öðrum héruðum, Þórð. 59 new Ed.; svá segir mér hugr um, at sjaldan muni hreðu-laust í þessu héraði, 22.

hreða: 2. in mod. usage in western Icel. hræða or hreða means a scarecrow, whence metaph. hræða, a poor, harmless creature; as also, það sást eingin hræða, not a soul was to be seen.

hreða: II. a nickname, Þórð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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