Héri
Old Norse Dictionary - héri
Meaning of Old Norse word "héri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word héri can mean:héri
- héri
- a, m. [A. S. hara; Engl. hare; Germ. hase; Dan. hare]:—a hare, Karl. 518, Pr. 479, Orkn. 426, SkS. 186, MS. 1812. 18: in the phrase, hafa héra hjarta, to be hare-hearted, FmS. ii. 68, viii. 314, BS. i. 782. héra-fótr, m., prop. a herb, hare’s foot, trefoil: nickname of a Danish king, Harefoot.
- héri
- II. in the saying in FmS. vii. 116 the word héri seems to be = hegri (q. v.), a heron.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)