Hyrja

Old Norse Dictionary - hyrja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hyrja" in English.

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

hyrja
pres. hyrr, [hurr], to knock at; hann hyrr hurðir = impingebat in ostia portae of the Vulgate, Stj. 475 (v. l.), 1 Sam. xxi. 13.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pres.
present.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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