Horr

Old Norse Dictionary - horr

Meaning of Old Norse word "horr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word horr can mean:horr

horr
m.
horr
I. starvation; detta niðr í hor, to starve to death, BS. i. 875; deyja úr hor, id. hor-dauðr, adj. starved to death, hor-ket, n. meat of a starved beast.
horr
II. [A. S. horu = sordes], mucus from the nose, n. G. L. i. 351, FaS. iii. 653: in the saying, aptr sækir horr í nef.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
adj.
adjective.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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