Definitions
Definitions
1 herkja
1. t, to do with the utmost difficulty; herkja þeir þá í annat sinn norðr fyrir Langanes, Bs. i. 483.
2 herkja
2. u, f. [harki], dearth (?), a nickname, Landn.: the name of a giantess, Edda (Gl.): in the phrase, með herkjum or með herkjumunum, with the utmost difficulty.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
herkja
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "herkja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).