Harðangr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - harðangr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "harðangr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

harðangr
harðangr, m. haard Nød eller Trængsel,som opstaar af Mangel paa det fornødnetil Livets Ophold; guðs maðr tekr athafa harðangr mikinn fyrir vista þrot,svá at hann er nær kominn banaHeilag. I1, 5715; svá mikill sultr varþá í Noregi, at konungar féngu var-liga fœtt lið sítt við, þá fékk fjörðrinnþat nafn, er konungar sátu optast, athann hét Harðangr Fris. 10310; Hkr.13311 (Ol. s. Tryggv. c. 11); forekommersom Stedsnavn EJb. 49.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚱᚦᛆᚿᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.
Capitel.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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