Hýrask

Old Norse Dictionary - hýrask

Meaning of Old Norse word "hýrask" in English.

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

hýrask: ð, dep. to be gladdened, brighten up; hýrðisk hann skjótt í viðbragði, Fs. 184, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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