Herr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - herr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "herr" in Norwegian.

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

herr: herr, m. (G. herjar) 1) Mængde eller stor Skare af Mennesker (jvf lýðr); útölu-ligr fjöldi ok herr var þar samankominn Barl. 1883; sé ek hér útal-igan her af landsfolki Fm. X, 1720;fylgði oss herr manna Am. 91 (jvf Sturl. I, 37316); Gunl. 10 (24119); varek Hodbroddi í her föstnuð Hund. 2,14; herr manns Sturl. II, 12729; Laxd. 40 (11126); Ólafr konungr braut alltlandsfolkit til kristni - -, en tók afmargar úvenjur, ok heiðinn her lagðihann alla stund á - - bæði meðblíðu ok stríðu, svá at hann lét enganúhegndan fara þann, er eigi vildi guðiþjóna með réttri trú HeilaG. II, 15912;herr er hundrað SE. I, 5344 (jvf herað= gsv. hundari); allr herr dvs. hele Fol- ket, Fm. VI, 44114; Nj. 146 (24510);alls herjar þing dvs. almindeligt Folke- ting, Flat. I, 24135. II, 1701; alls herjardómr dvs. Folkets Afgjørelse af en Sagi en almindelig Folkeforsamling, Flat.I, 17129. II, 37615; alls herjar lög Nj.7 (1411); alls herjar góði Landn. I, 9;alls herjar búð Sturl. I, 23336. 30117;alls herjar fé Isl. 3; guð alls herjardvs. Herren Zebaoth, Stj. 42815. 4563.50721; allt herjar = allr herr: lýstiof allt herjar af ljósinu (= lat. ut totapars regionis illius ex eadem lucecandesceret) Leif. 686. 2) fiendtlig,væbnet Skare som forstyrrer LandetsFred og øver Vold mod dets Indbyg-gere (jvf herja, hernaðr, hernaðarfolk,hermaðr &c.). Gul. 311 fg; Flat. I,6828; Pr. 2655; ef herr ferr á landvárt Gul. 5133; þetta auma folk, ernú liggr í hers höndum Gyð. 1415;herja stillir Guðr. 3, 4; leysa e-a orhers höndum dvs. udaf det Fangenskabhvori hun ved fiendtligt Overfald er kom-men, Gul. 2012; þola e-m her dvs. findesig i at blive fiendtligen overfalden afen (= þola e-m hernað Flat. I, 13216),Fm. XI, 328 (Jómsv.* 32); þola her e-sd. s. Flat. II, 21624; þola her NornaG.6511 (Flat. I, 35318).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚱᚱ
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:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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