Hermask
Old Norse Dictionary - hermask
Meaning of Old Norse word "hermask"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hermask can mean:hermask
- hermask
- d, dep. [harmr], to wax wroth, be annoyed; henni hermdisk við líkaminn ok blótaði honum, Hom. 150.
- hermask
- II. n. part. hermt; e-m verðr h. við e-t, to wax angry with a thing; bóndi sprettr þá upp ok verðr hermt við, Ísl. ii. 175; honum görði mjök hermt við þessu, it annoyed him much, Grett. 23 new Ed., Þiðr. 115, 355; for the mod. phrase,—e-m verðr hverft (hermt) við e-ð, to be startled, mér varð hverft víð, of sudden emotion (fright or the like),—see hverfr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛘᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
- m.
- masculine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)