Hljóðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hljóðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hljóðr" in Norwegian.

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

hljóðr: hljóðr, adj. taus, stille, faatalende; eiguhirðmenn hljóðir at vera yfir borð-um, at ekki orð heyri þeir, er á tværhendr þeim sitja, er við talast Kgs.831; var hann hljóðr ok mælti ekkivið aðra menn Flat. II, 32920; talahljótt við e-n Nj. 79 (11813); láta hljóttyfir e-u dvs. tale sagte om noget, ikke lade høres noget derom, Nj. 143 (23214);Sturl. I, 27021; er hann settist niðr,þá var fyrst hljótt dvs. hørte man ikke nogen sige et Ord, OH. 6815; láta hljóttum sik dvs. lade ingen høre noget til sig, Grett. 19813.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛚᛁᚮᚦᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

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