HIRTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HIRTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HIRTA

t, to chastise one, freq. in mod. usage; hirta sik frá e-u, to refrain from, Hom. 108: reflex., Stj. 23 (twice); hirtr, chastised, Fms. ii. 216; hirtask e-s, to refrain from a thing, H. E. i. 236.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚱᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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