Hýra

Old Norse Dictionary - hýra

Meaning of Old Norse word "hýra" in English.

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

hýra
u, f. a mild expression, sweetness; hýran af henni skein, Stef. Ól.; má ek vel lofa mína hýru (my love), Bb. 3. 27; from the saying, hverr lofar sína hýru, every one praises his love.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Stef. Ól.
Stefán Ólafsson.
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