Hraustr
Old Norse Dictionary - hraustr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hraustr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hraustr can mean:hraustr
- hraustr
- adj. [Germ. rüstig], strong, valiant, doughty, of a warrior, Ísl. ii. 264, 366, Fms. i. 52, iv. 122, vi. 3, vii. 4, Ld. 46, Ó. H. 218, Anal. 169, Eb. 148, and passim.
- hraustr
- 2. strong, hearty; hann var þá hniginn nokkut ok þó hinn hraustasti ok vel hress, Ld. 56; gamall ok þó h., Fs. 156; heill ok h., hale and hearty, Grág. i. 163, Fb. ii. 383; var hón þá enn hraust kona, Ísl. ii. 453; mun þá eigi hraust kona íllum manni gefin, Sd. 150; ú-hraustr, weak, invalid.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Works & Authors cited:
- Anal.
- Analecta. (D. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)