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.)
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