Hrör

Old Norse Dictionary - hrör

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrör" (or hrǫr) in English.

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

hrör Old Norse word can mean:

hrör (hrǫr)
spelt hreyr and reyr, n. [A. S. hryre = ruina], a corpse, Lat. cadaver, Gkv. 1. 5, 11; köglar frænda hrörs, Stor. 4; sækja um hrör, Grág. ii. 141; ekki skulu þér taka á hrörum þeirra, því at þau kvikendi eru úhrein, Levit. xi. 8; alla fugla þá er fjóra fætr hafa, skal ekki eta, ok hvergi maðr er tekr á hrörum (not hræjum) þeirra, þá saurgask hann, Stj. 316. Levit. xi. 20.
hrör (hrǫr)
II. metaph. an old decayed thing, a ruin, wreck, a fallen tomb, akin to hreysi (q. v.), the h being borne out by alliteration in Ýt. 19; Yngva hrör, 6; Dyggva hrör, 7; fylkis hrör, Ht. (Yngl. S. ch. 26); as also Ýt. 19, where the sense is that the king was buried in the avalanche of stones,—horfinn foldar beinum Högna hrörs: in local names, Tryggva-hreyr, Hkr. i. 178.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrör may be more accurately written as hrǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
ch.
chapter.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
q. v.
quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Yngl. S.
Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
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