Hegnaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hegnaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hegnaðr" in Norwegian.

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

hegnaðr: hegnaðr, m. 1) Værn, Beskyttelse, Forsvar, = hegnan, hegnd, hegning; skal ætlamenn til hegnaðar eptir ok gæzlu meðbóndum ok gæta lands fyrir þjófumLandsl. 2, 68; taka e-n í guðs hegnaðok sítt vald ok konungligt traust o.desl. er en sædvanlig Formular i konge-lige Breve, saasom DN. I, 8710. VI, 6947;jvf um hengnaði í Djúpvík DN. II, 521. 2) Revselse, Straf (jvf hegnaðartími);tak stafsprotann í hönd þér, er högn-uðr heitir Vatsd. 44 (749).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚵᚿᛆᚦᚱ
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:

desl.: deslige.

m.: Masculin.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary