Hörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hörðr" (or hǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hörðr (hǫrðr)
- m., Herði, Hörð, a pr. name, Landn. Harðar-saga, u, f. the story of Hörð.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörðr may be more accurately written as hǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)