Hetju-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hetju-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hetju-skapr

m. championship, Fas. i. 24, Ld. ch. 11; this word, which in old writers is rather scarce, is freq. in mod. usage: also eccl., trúar-hetja, a champion of faith; hetja Guðs, a champion of God; striðs-h., a hero.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛏᛁᚢ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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