Hrísungr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrísungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrísungr" in English.

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

hrísungr: m. a law term, a kind of bastard, one begotten in the woods, but of a free mother, N. G. L. i. 48, 228: in the Grágás, a son born of a free woman, but begotten whilst she was a bondwoman; he could not inherit, and, though called free born, had to be declared free personally (pro formâ), Grág. i. 178; cp. rishöfde in the old Swed. law. The heipt hrísungs = stones, Ýt. 19, refers to the tale of the Sons of Jormunrek, of which one (Erp) is in Hðm. called hornungr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

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

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