Háð

Old Norse Dictionary - háð

Meaning of Old Norse word "háð"

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

háð: n. [cp. Ulf. hauns = ταπεινός; Engl. heinous; Germ. hohn; Dan. haan; old Dan. haad]:—scoffing, mocking, Nj. 66, Fms. vi. 21, 216, vii. 61, Hm. 133; háð ok spott, Ísl. ii. 265, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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