Hrjá
Old Norse Dictionary - hrjáMeaning of Old Norse word "hrjá" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrjá
- ð, to vex, distress, harass a person, Fms. vi. 204 (v. l.), viii. 78, Th. 77: neut. to struggle, wrestle, hann kvaðsk af hafa lagt at rjá (sic), Grett. 146 A: freq. in mod. usage and with the h, Pass. 9. 9; hrjáð er holdið líka, Stef. Ól.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- neut.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stef. Ól.
- Stefán Ólafsson.
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)