Hernaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hernaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hernaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hernaðr can mean:hernaðr
- hernaðr
- (hernuðr), m. a harrying, plundering, as a law term, Grág. ii. 134–136; hefja hernoð ok rán, Bs. i. 493; hafa e-t at hernaði, to rob, N. G. L. i. 344.
- hernaðr
- II. warfare, a raid, foray; fara í hernað, Nj. 41, Fms. i. 144; hefja hernað, to wage war, vii. 7, passim.
- hernaðr
- COMPDS: hernaðarfólk, hernaðarmenn, hernaðarráð, hernaðarsök.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)