Hjarta-rætr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjarta-rætr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarta-rætr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjarta-rætr
- f. pl. the ‘heart-roots,’ heart-strings, Fbr. 216: the phrase, e-m hitnar um hjartarætrnar, to be deeply moved, alarmed, or the like, to feel the blood rushing to one’s heart.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᛏᛅ-ᚱᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)