Her-óp
Old Norse Dictionary - her-óp
Meaning of Old Norse word "her-óp"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- her-óp
- n. a war-whoop, war-cry, Eg. 80, Nj. 245, Orkn., Stj. 312, Ó. H. 107, Fb. ii. 125, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱ-ᚢᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)