Hefnd
Old Norse Dictionary - hefnd
Meaning of Old Norse word "hefnd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hefnd can mean:hefnd
- hefnd
- f. revenge, vengeance; mun oss verða í því engi hefnd né frami, Nj. 38; mikil, lítil hefnd í e-m, Fas. i. 523; guðlig hefnd, divine vengeance, Nemesis, Fms. v. 224; drepa menn í hefnd eptir e-n, Ísl. ii. 118.
- hefnd
- 2. esp. in plur. blood revenge; leita hefnda, Ld. 260, passim; mann-hefndir, life for life revenge; bróður-hefndir, föður-hefndir, revenge for a brother’s or father’s slaughter.
- hefnd
- COMPDS: hefndalaust, hefndardagr, hefndardómr, hefndargjöf, hefndarhönd, hefndarmaðr, hefndarorð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)