Hressa

Old Norse Dictionary - hressa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hressa" in English.

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

hressa Old Norse word can mean:

hressa: t, to refresh, cheer; hressa kararmenn, 655 xiii. B. 3; h. halta, Mar.; hón lét gera honum laugar ok h. hann, Bret. 164; tökum nú til fæðu ok hressum oss, 656 C. 22; hann bað hann hressa sik, he bade him be of good cheer, bade him cheer up, Eg. 102: with prepp., h. upp, to restore a building, 623. 14; at hann skyldi ráðask norðr til Múnka-þverár ok h. staðinn, Sturl. i. 223.

hressa: II. reflex. to recover one’s strength or spirits, be refreshed, Fms. ii. 59, 270, vi. 303, Finnb. 234, Bs. i. 319, Fas. ii. 356, Eg. 645.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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