Hurð

Old Norse Dictionary - hurð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hurð" in English.

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

hurð Old Norse word can mean:

hurð: f. [Goth. haurds = θύρα; A. S. hyrdel; Engl. hurdle; O. H. G. hurt]:—a door, = Lat. janua; drepa, berja á hurð, Th. 3, Ísl. ii. 31, Hom. 96, Vm. 34, Jm. 8, Stj. 402; reka aptr hurð, Ísl. ii. 158, Korm. 10, Eg. 749; úti-hurð, stofu-hurð, búr-hurð, eldhús-hurð, N. G. l. i. 38; hurð er aptr, shut, Ísl. ii. 31, passim: a hurdle, Grág. ii. 328: a lid, Eg. 234.

hurð: II. metaph. phrases, eigi fellr honum þá hurð á hæla ef ek fylgi honum, the door shuts not on his heels if I follow him, i. e. I go in with him, he is not alone, FaS. i. 204; ef hér hafa hurðir verit loknar eptir þessum manni, if he has been taken in-doors, Ld. 42; hurð hnigin, a shut door, for this phrase see hníga; at seilask um hurð til lokunnar, to stretch oneself across the door to the latch, to try to reach farther than one can, Grett. 67 new Ed.

hurð: COMPDS: hurðanaust, hurðaráss, hurðarbak, hurðarbora, hurðarflaki, hurðarhringr, hurðarhæll, hurðarjárn, hurðarklofi, hurðarlauss, hurðarloka, hurðaroki.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Jm.: Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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