Hrjá

Old Norse Dictionary - hrjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrjá"

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

hrjá
ð, to vex, distress, harass a person, Fms. vi. 204 (v. l.), viii. 78, Th. 77: neut. to struggle, wrestle, hann kvaðsk af hafa lagt at rjá (sic), Grett. 146 A: freq. in mod. usage and with the h, Pass. 9. 9; hrjáð er holdið líka, Stef. Ól.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
neut.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Stef. Ól.
Stefán Ólafsson.
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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