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.)