Harð-raðr
Old Norse Dictionary - harð-raðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "harð-raðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- harð-raðr
- adj. hard in counsel, tyrannical, Nj. 2, Fms. vii. 280, xi. 18; ríkr maðr ok h., Ver. 42: nickname of king Harold given him in Fagrsk. 106.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᚦ-ᚱᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)