Definitions
Definitions
1 hrísungr
m. a law term, a kind of bastard, one begotten in the woods, but of a free mother, N. G. L. i. 48, 228: in the Grágás, a son born of a free woman, but begotten whilst she was a bondwoman; he could not inherit, and, though called free born, had to be declared free personally (pro formâ), Grág. i. 178; cp. rishöfde in the old Swed. law. The heipt hrísungs = stones, Ýt. 19, refers to the tale of the Sons of Jormunrek, of which one (Erp) is in Hðm. called hornungr.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
hrísungr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hrísungr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).