Harðindi
Old Norse Dictionary - harðindi
Meaning of Old Norse word "harðindi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word harðindi can mean:harðindi
- harðindi
- n. pl. hardness; harðindi hafða ek þar í hendi því at bein er hart, Bs. i. 874.
- harðindi
- II. metaph. hardship, severity, K. Á. 54, Sks. 351, Fms. i. 220, vi. 110: esp. in mod. usage, a hard season, bad weather, harðinda-ár, -vetr, -sumar, vetrar-harðindi: harðindis-maðr, m. a stern man, Sks. 803.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᚦᛁᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)