Hár-barðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hár-barðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hár-barðr"

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

hár-barðr
m. Gray-beard, a myth. name, Edda (Gl.): Prof. Bergmann, in his ‘Graubarts-lied,’ has conclusively shewn that the ‘Hárbarðr’ of the lay (Hárbarðs-ljóð) is not Odin, but Loki.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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