HADDR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HADDR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HADDR

m. [Goth. hazds; A. S. prob. heard, v. infra], hair, only in poetry a lady’s hair; haddr Sifjar, the gold-hair of the goddess Sif., Edda 69, 70; hár heitir lá, haddr þat er konur hafa, 109; bleikja hadda, to bleach, dress the hair, 75, Korm. 26, Gkv. 1. 15; bleikir haddar, Fas. i. 478; grass is called haddr jarðar, Bm.; hadds höll is the head, Eb. (in a verse). haddaðr, part. hairy, Lat. crinitus; barr-h., barley-haired, an epithet of the earth; bjart-h., bright-haired; bleik-h., blond-haired; hvít-h., white-haired, Lex. Poët. hadd-bjartr, adj. bright-haired, blond, Hornklofi. hadd-blik, n. bleaching the hair, Edda 77. Haddingr, m. a pr. name of a mythical hero, = comatus, cp. A. S. hearding, Goth. hazdiggs, Engl. Harding, Lex. Poët., Munch i. 217. Haddingja-skati, a, m. a nickname, Sæm.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pr.
proper.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bm.
Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Sæm.
Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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