Hregg

Old Norse Dictionary - hregg

Meaning of Old Norse word "hregg" in English.

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

hregg Old Norse word can mean:

hregg: n. storm and rain, Edda 99, Am. 18, Fs. 129; var bæði hregg ok regn, Eb. 266, Fms. vii. 195; h. ok sjádrif, ii. 177; kastaði þá enn hreggi á móti þeim, Fas. ii. 80; h. eða rota, Bs. i. 339, n. G. L. i. 388; hríð með hreggi, Eb. 206, Lex. Poët.; kulda-h., a chilly, rainy wind; kafalds-h., snow and wind: in poetry the battle is the hregg of weapons, Valkyriur, Odin, etc., see the compds in Lex. Poët.

hregg: COMPDS: hreggblásinn, hreggmímir, hreggnasi, hreggrann, hreggskár, hreggskúr, hreggtjald, Hreggviðr, hreggviðri, hreggvindr, hreggþjálmi.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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