Hirsa
Old Norse Dictionary - hirsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hirsa
- (mod. hissa,) adj. indecl. stunned, amazed, astonished; vera (verða) h. þeir urðu h. við þessi stórmerki, 655 v. 2; very freq. in mod. usage, eg er öldungis hissa, bráð-hissa, quite astonished.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- decl.
- declined.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.