Hjarta-rætr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hjarta-rætr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hjarta-rætr

f. pl. the ‘heart-roots,’ heart-strings, Fbr. 216: the phrase, e-m hitnar um hjartarætrnar, to be deeply moved, alarmed, or the like, to feel the blood rushing to one’s heart.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛅᚱᛏᛅ-ᚱᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

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