Hjart-mörr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjart-mörr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjart-mörr" (or hjart-mǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjart-mörr (hjart-mǫrr)
- m. the fat about the heart, Stj. 310, Exod. xxix. 22.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjart-mörr may be more accurately written as hjart-mǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᛏ-ᛘᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)