For-herða

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-herða"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

for-herða

t, to harden, the Bible passim, [cp. A. S. for-heard, very hard.] for-herðing, f. hardness of heart, Bible.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚼᛁᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements