Hræddr
Old Norse Dictionary - hræddr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hræddr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hræddr
- adj. (prop. a participle, like Old Engl. adred), afraid, frightened, timid, Nj. 105, Sd. 144, Fms. vi. 118; manna hræddastr, i. 216; h. við e-t, frightened at a thing, Nj. 205; vera h. um e-t, to fear, be alarmed about a thing, Fms. vii. 156, x. 18: it seems to be used as a subst. in Al. 32, Fas. ii. 531; ú-hræddr, fearless.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- subst.
- substantive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)