HJÖRR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HJÖRR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HJÖRR

m., gen. hjarar and hjörs, dat. hjörvi, dat. pl. hjörum, Hm. 159, Hkv. 2. 22; gen. pl. hjörva; nom. pl. does not occur; [Ulf. hairus = μάχαιρα; A. S. heor; Hel. heru]:—poët. a sword, Vsp. 55, Ls. 49, 50: a battle is called hjör-dómr, -drífa, -dynr, -él, -flaug, -fundr, -galdr, -göll, -gráp, -gráð, -hríð, -leikr, -mót, -regn, -róg, -rödd, -senna, -sálmr, -skúr, -stefna, -veðr, -þeyr, -þing, -þrima; a warrior, hjör-drótt, -drífr, -gæðir, -lundr, -meiðr, -móði, -njörðr, -njótr, -runnr; and adjectively, hjör-djarfr, etc.; the blood, hjör-dögg, -lögr; a shield, hjör-vangr, -laut, -þilja: from some of these compds it appears that ‘hjör’ was also used as a kind of missile; in adjectives, hjör-undaðr, part. wounded by a sword; hjör-klufðr, part. cleft by a sword: in poetry the head is called hjörr Heimdala, the sword of H., Landn. 231 (in a verse).

2 HJÖRR

II. in pr. names; of men, Hjörr; and in compds, Hjör-leifr: of women, Hjör-dís.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚢᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
dat.
dative.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
nom.
nominative.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
pr.
proper.
S.
South, Southern.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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