Her-bergja
Old Norse Dictionary - her-bergja
Meaning of Old Norse word "her-bergja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word her-bergja can mean:her-bergja
- her-bergja
- ð, (her-byrgja, Str. 12, passim), [cp. Fr. heberger]:—to harbour a person, Str. 24: allit., hýsa ok h. e-n, Stj. 152; h. fátæka, Mar. 11; h. e-n ríkulega, to treat one sumptuously, Str. 14.
- her-bergja
- II. to lodge, take in; hann herbyrgði um kveldit at nunnu-setri, Str. 19, 80, Karl. 10: reflex. to lodge, Rétt. 78.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱ-ᛒᛁᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- cp.
- compare.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- lit.
- literally.
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)