Hressa
Old Norse Dictionary - hressa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hressa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hressa can mean:hressa
- hressa
- t, to refresh, cheer; hressa kararmenn, 655 xiii. B. 3; h. halta, Mar.; hón lét gera honum laugar ok h. hann, Bret. 164; tökum nú til fæðu ok hressum oss, 656 C. 22; hann bað hann hressa sik, he bade him be of good cheer, bade him cheer up, Eg. 102: with prepp., h. upp, to restore a building, 623. 14; at hann skyldi ráðask norðr til Múnka-þverár ok h. staðinn, Sturl. i. 223.
- hressa
- II. reflex. to recover one’s strength or spirits, be refreshed, Fms. ii. 59, 270, vi. 303, Finnb. 234, Bs. i. 319, Fas. ii. 356, Eg. 645.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)