Hes
Old Norse Dictionary - hes
Meaning of Old Norse word "hes"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hes can mean:hes
- hes
- f. (spelt his, Gþl. l. c.), pl. hesjar:—a wooden frame attached to the tether of an animal, to prevent it from strangling itself; þat er ok hans handvömm ef af ofmegri verðr dautt eðr klafi kyrkir, en ef hæs (his, Gþl.) er í bandi … þá er þat eigi hans handvömm, N. G. l. i. 25, (Gþl. 502, Jb. 364, Js. 121.)
- hes
- 2. metaph., in mod. usage, a cow’s dewlap.
- hes
- 3. in mod. Norse usage hæsje (hesjar) are frames or rails on which hay or corn is put for drying; and hæsja is to dry on hæsje, vide Ivar Aasen, cp. Ný Fél. xv. 33; hence comes the provincial Icel. hisja (a verb): hisjungr and hisjungs-þerrir, m. of a soft air good for drying hay spread out on hesjar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- pl.
- plural.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- cp.
- compare.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Ný Fél.
- Ný Félags-rit.