Hjarn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjarn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjarn" in Norwegian.

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

hjarn
hjarn, n. Sne som ved Tøveir og paafølgende Frost er kommen til at danne en haard ogfast Masse, Folkesprogets hjaarn, kjaadn(se Aasen 293 a47; H. Ross i Nyt norskTidskrift 1, 67; maaske af et Verbum hjarra); hjarn at ríða bæði á vötnumok mýrum Sturl. II, 12722; bæði áþá ok hjarni Flat. I, 437; svelli okhinu harðasta hjarni var steypt yfirjörð Flat. I, 43834.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛆᚱᚿ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.

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