Heyrin-orð
Old Norse Dictionary - heyrin-orð
Meaning of Old Norse word "heyrin-orð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heyrin-orð
- n. an old law phrase, which is probably = heyringja-orð, the word or verdict of a heyringi (not from heyra, qs. hearsay); sækja við tylftar-kvið eða við heyrin-orð fimm landeiganda, Grág. ii. 146; skal sækja við váttorð ef hann heyrir á, en ella við fimm manna heyrinorð eða tylftar-kvið, Kb. (l. c.) ii. 182.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᚱᛁᚾ-ᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Kb.
- Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)