Hrörask

Old Norse Dictionary - hrörask

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrörask" (or hrǫrask) in English.

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

hrörask (hrǫrask): ð, = hrörna (?); fár er hvatr er hrraz tekr, ef í barnæsku er blauðr, Fm. 6, a saying.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

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