Herkja
Old Norse Dictionary - herkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "herkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word herkja can mean:herkja
- herkja
- 1. t, to do with the utmost difficulty; herkja þeir þá í annat sinn norðr fyrir Langanes, Bs. i. 483.
- herkja
- 2. u, f. [harki], dearth (?), a nickname, Landn.: the name of a giantess, Edda (Gl.): in the phrase, með herkjum or með herkjumunum, with the utmost difficulty.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)