Hegnaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hegnaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hegnaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hegnaðr
- m. defence, Gþl. 56: chastisement, hegnaðar-hamarr, hammer of punishment, Mar. 200. hegnuðr, m. a chastiser, is the name of a staff borne in court, Vd. ch. 44.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚴᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Vd.
- Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)