Hjörtr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjörtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjörtr" (or hjǫrtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hjörtr can mean:hjörtr
- hjörtr (hjǫrtr)
- m., gen. hjartar, mod. hjörts, dat. hirti, acc. pl. hjörtu, mod. hirti; [A. S. heort; Engl. hart; O. H. G. hiruz; Germ. hirsch; Dan. hjort; Lat. cervus]:—a hart, stag, Gm., Sól., Nj. 143, K. Þ. K. 132, Edda 11, FaS. i. 205, pr. 410, passim: hjartar-horn, n. a hart’s horn, Edda 23, Str. 3, Sól. 78: metaph. in the phrase, ríða á hirti, to be of importance; hvé mjök þat er kallat at á hirti ríði, hversu til fátækra manna var gjört í þessu lífi, BS. i. 104, (= ríða á miklu.)
- hjörtr (hjǫrtr)
- II. a pr. name, Landn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjörtr may be more accurately written as hjǫrtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sól.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)