Hryssa

Old Norse Dictionary - hryssa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hryssa" in English.

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

hryssa Old Norse word can mean:

hryssa
1. u, f. [hross], a mare; and hryssi, n., in compds, mer-hryssi, ung-hryssi.
hryssa
2. u, f. a mare; the word occurs in the Vitae Patrum (Unger).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

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