Herja
Old Norse Dictionary - herja
Meaning of Old Norse word "herja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word herja can mean:herja
- herja
- að, [A. S. hergian; Scot. to herry or harry; Dan. hærge]:—to go harrying or freebooting, Nj. 127, Eg. 78, 228, FmS. i. 10, Grág. i. 135, passim.
- herja
- II. tranS. with acc. to harry, despoil, waste; Haraldr konungr herjaði landit ok átti orrostur, FmS. i. 5; herja land, Mirm.; at herjuðu helvíti, having harried hell, Karl. 279; borgir ok þorp er aðrir höfðu herjað (harried, taken by force) af hans eign, FmS. x. 231; (whence the mod. phrase, h. e-ð út úr e-m, to harry a thing out of one, press him till he yields it up); herja mönnum til Kristindóms, to harry, drive people to Christianity, n. G. l. i. 344; Fjandinn herjar menn ór Kristninni, Rb. 400.
- herja
- III. reflex., herjask á, to harry (wage war on) one another, Hkr. ii. 75.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- acc.
- accusative.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- trans.
- transitive.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Mirm.
- Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)