Hræsni

Old Norse Dictionary - hræsni

Meaning of Old Norse word "hræsni"

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

Old Norse word hræsni can mean:hræsni

hræsni
f. [hrós], vanity, self-esteem, self-glorification, Stj. 644; sjálfhól ok h., Fms. ii. 267, Bs. ii. 16, Barl. 51, Róm. 267; göra e-t til hræsni, Fs. 88; fyrir tíma h., ‘pro vanâ humanae laudis jactantiâ,’ Hom. 22; always so in old writers, but at the time of the Reformation it assumed the sense of
hræsni
II. hypocrisy (ὑπόκρισις of the N. T.), and is constantly with its compds used so in the N. T., Vídal., Pass., etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
etc.
et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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