Hæringr

Old Norse Dictionary - hæringr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hæringr"

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

hæringr
m. a hoary man; svá öttum vér hæringinum nú at hann lá eptir, referring to the death of earl Erling, Fms. viii. 104, v. l.:—a pr. name, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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