Hrís

Old Norse Dictionary - hrís

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrís" in English.

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

hrís Old Norse word can mean:

hrís: n. [A. S. hrîs; Old Engl. ris or rys (Chaucer); Dan. riis; Swed. ris; Germ. reis]:—a collective noun, shrubs, brushwood; hrís ok hátt gras, Hm. 120; smá hris ok þá enn holt, FmS. vi. 334 (v. l.), vii. 31, Eg. 220; hann fannsk í hrísum nokkurum, FmS. vii. 31, 68, FS. 155; hörfuðu þeir þannig um hrísin, Sturl. i. 150: fagots, Ld. 214, 216, Rm. 9; til hrísa ok haga, Jm. 7; brjóta hrís, to break fagots, D. n. i. 215: so in the phrase, brjóta hrís í hæla e-m, to break fagots on another’s heels, give him a thrashing, FmS. vi. 339 (in a verse): rífa hrís, to make fagots: the saying, þjökkva skal hræsinn við (nið?) með hrísi, Sighvat, is dubious, perh. við = nið, i. e. a proud son wants the rod, cp. Prov. xiii. 24.

hrís: II. local names, Hrísar, Hrís-hóll, etc., Landn.

hrís: COMPDS: hrísbítr, hrísbrot, hrísbyrðr, hrísfleki, hríshögg, hrískjörr, hrísmagi, hrísrif, hrísrunnr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

etc.: et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Jm.: Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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