HRJÓSA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HRJÓSA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HRJÓSA

hraus, hrusu. subj. hrysi, a defect. strong verb: [A. S. hreosan = to shake; Ivar Aasen rysja; Swed. rysa; akin to hrista, q. v.]:—to shudder; ok hraus þeim mjök hugr við hánum, Grett. 78 new Ed.; ávallt hrýs mér hugr við er ek sé þik, Krók. 7 new Ed. (1866).

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᛁᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
defect.: defective.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
subj.: subjunctive.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

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