Herjanskerling

Old Norwegian Dictionary - herjanskerling

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "herjanskerling" in Norwegian.

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

herjanskerling
herjanskerling, f. Skjældsord, hvorved enKvinde betegnes som en slet og forag-telig Person; segja þá, at þat munsmjör vera, þótt þeim sýnist grjótsakir fjölkyngi þeirrar herjanskerl-ingar Bp. II, 13422, hvor dette Navnnetop tillagdes hende som en fjölkyngis-kona, der gjorde Troldkarlen Óðins ellerFandens Gjerninger.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚱᛁᛆᚿᛋᚴᚽᚱᛚᛁᚿᚵ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.

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