Herða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - herða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "herða" in Norwegian.

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

herða: herða, f. 1) Hærdning, Staalsætning, alt hvad der giver et skjærende Redskab denfornødne Haardhed; sverð bitrlig grœnat líta af snarpri herðu Klm. 17337;öxin hljóp niðr í steininn svá at muðr-inn brast or allr, ok rifnaði upp ígegnum herðuna Eg. 38 (756); gerðiK. hann (nl. Halfdan) handtekinn októk til öxarinnar, er hann hélt á, okvar eigi laus fyrr, en fleiri tóku til;Halfdan hélt frá sér herðunni ok kvóðuþeir örninn fast hremmt hafa Sturl. I,3634. 2) Haardhed, haard Medfart, =harðleikr 2, hvad enten den gaar ud over andre: Fm. VI, 3811. X, 40617(Ágr. 655). XI, 21710; Stj. 57822; ellerover en selv: Barl. 8124.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚱᚦᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

gr.: græft.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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