Hjarðar-sveinn
Old Norse Dictionary - hjarðar-sveinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarðar-sveinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjarðar-sveinn
- m. a herd-boy, Fas. i. 518, Stj. 464.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᚦᛅᚱ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)