Alls-herjar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Alls-herjar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 alls-herjar

an old, obsolete gen. from herr; Drottinn Sabaoth is in the Icel. transl. of the Bible rendered by Drottinn Allsherjar, the Lord of Hosts. It is esp. used as an adv. in some political and legal terms, denoting something general, public, common.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛚᛋ-ᚼᛁᚱᛁᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
gen.: genitive.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
transl: translation, translated.
transl.: translation, translated.
v.: vide, verb.

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