Herma

Old Norwegian Dictionary - herma

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "herma" in Norwegian.

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

herma: herma, v. (md) 1) gjentage for andre hvadman selv har hørt eller seet; herma orðe-s Hom. 1467; Kgs. 11914; Gísl. 9320;Þorskf. 7530; Nj. 44 (686); herma eptire-m dvs. efterabe en, Gísl. 4919. 1359. 2) afgive Beretning eller Forklaring omnoget; þat herma menn frá orðumhans Fm. VII, 7316; jvf Kgs. 11911. 18;bárust hér eptir tveggja manna vitni-, at svá hermdu feðr þeirra ok for-eldri fyrir þeim, ok svá var satt DN. I, 410; sem þat sama hermdi sem fyrrnefnd vitni DN. IV, 66434; G. sagðihenni sjalfr allan kaupmála ok veikhvergi af, ok spurði þá Höskuld okHrút, hvárt hann hermdi rétt Nj. 13(2418); hermdi honum, hversu hannhafði talat Stj. 16517; herma eptir =herma: hermdi hann opt eptir, hvernighann hafði við orðit áverkann Laxd.52 (15418); Heið. 24 (3468).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚱᛘᛆ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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