HJARSI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HJARSI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HJARSI

proncd. hjassi, a, m. [Swed. hjesse; Dan. isse], the crown of the head; frá hjassa til ilja, Karl. 342, N. G. L. i. 339, Gísl. (in a verse); hann þreif í hjarsann á Kolbirni en setti knéit í bakit, Bárð. 177, (obsolete.)

2 HJARSI

II. a fabulous beast, whence the saying, verða aldraðr (gamall) sem h., to be as old as a h., Fas. iii. 365; or, hann er afgamall hjassi, an old decrepid h.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛅᚱᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
proncd.: pronounced.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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