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Her-ör

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1 her-ör her-ǫr

f. a ‘war-arrow,’ to be sent round as a token of war: the phrase, skera upp h., to summon to arms, Eg. 9, Fms. i. 92, vi. 24, x. 388, Fb. ii. 172, 188, Gþl. 82, cp. 433: for these customs see the remarks s. v. boð, p. 71, as also Scott’s Notes to Marmion, Canto III, on the Fiery Cross of the Scottish Clans.
Orthography

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

her-ör

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "her-ör" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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