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.)
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