HYRR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HYRR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HYRR

m., gen. hyrjar, [cp. Ulf. hauri = embers, John xviii. 18, Rom. xii. 20]:—embers of fire, but only in poetry, Vþm. 31, Hdl. 45, Ýt. 20, Haustl. 14, Vellekla, passim, as also in a great many compds denoting weapons (= the fire of the battle or of Odin), or gold (= the fire of the sea), see Lex. Poët. pp. 431–433. Hyrr-okin, the name of a giantess, from hyrr, and rokinn from rjúka, Edda.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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