Hefnd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hefnd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hefnd" in Norwegian.

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

hefnd
hefnd, f. Hevn; leita hefnda Laxd. 60(1744); venda til hefnda við e-n dvs.søge at tage Hevn over en, Laxd. 61(17619); drepa menn í hefnd eptir e-nHarð. 39 (118); vinna hefnd á e-meptir e-n Bær. 867; er, verðr (e-m) engi,mikil hefnd í e-u, e-m Nj. 24 (385);Herv. 22230 (c. 6); óttast, fá hefnd (dvs.Straf) fyrir e-t Fm. V, 22421; Bær. 871.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚠᚿᚦ
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.
f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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