Hrjóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrjóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrjóðr"

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

Old Norse word hrjóðr can mean:hrjóðr

hrjóðr
1. m. [A. S. hroder], poët. one of the heavens, Edda (Gl.); whence hrjóðr-leika, u, f. the sun, id.
hrjóðr
2. m. a destroyer, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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