Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heyja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 heyja

að, [hey], to make hay, Bs. i. 913, freq. in mod. usage; h. vel (ílla), to get in a good (bad) crop of hay; h. fyrir kýr, ær, hesta, to make hay, as fodder for cows, etc.; and metaph., heyja af fyrir sér, to support oneself, live from hand to mouth.

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Runic Inscription

heyja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
contr.: contracted.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etc.: et cetera.
fem.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neut.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pass.: passive, passively.
pr.: proper.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
recipr.: reciprocally.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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