Hirzla
Old Norse Dictionary - hirzla
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirzla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hirzla can mean:hirzla
- hirzla
- (hirðsla), u, f. a keeping, keeping safe, Grág. i. 400, Stj. 445, Fb. ii. 312, (rare.)
- hirzla
- 2. a box, chest, 656 B. 1, Ld. 56, Sturl. ii. 11, Fbr. 85, Pm. 10: hirzlu-hús, a store-house, H. E. i. 457, Dipl. v. 10; hirzlu-maðr, a keeper, Sks. 273; fjár-h., a treasury.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)