Hegna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hegna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hegna" in Norwegian.

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

hegna: hegna, v. (nd) 1) hegne, beskytte, værge moduberettiget Indtrængen eller Krænkelse; hegna selver, eignir sínar Frost. 14,115; allt þat aldin, er menn hegna (iTexten: verja) með görðum eða gæzluLandn. 9, 9 &vl; jvf Jb. 429 (NL. IV, 33515); hegna lönd sín Fld. I,37620; hegna kristni Borg. 1, 1722. 2,2614; hegna sik at syndum, frá mun-úðum Hom. 10925. 12114. 2) revse; þateru guðs lög at hegna úsiðu Flat. II,30334; hér er - morðin (kölluð) hegndþar sem morðinginn er hegndr SE. II,2129 fg; jafnt hegndi hann ríkjan semúríka OH. 606 (= hefndi hann ríkumsem óríkum Flat. II, 6410); hegndihann mjök íllþýði ok ránsmenn Fm.VII, 161; hegn þú, dróttinn! mannþenna, er guðlastar í móti þér Gyð.3311; þann, þá þjóð mun ek hegnaHeilag. I, 518. II, 2947; at hann hegnilíkami þeirra Heilag. II, 2178.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚵᚿᛆ
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:

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

v.: Verbum.

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