Horskr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - horskr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "horskr" in Norwegian.

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

horskr: horskr, adj. 1) klog, forstandig; mods. heimskr Hm. 93 fg; jvf Fafn. 35 fg;horsk var húsfreyja, hugði at mann-viti Am. 3; eptir ætlan hoskra manna.Kgs. 4729. 2) venlig, kjærlig, om Kvinde (mær, man, kona), hvor der er Tale om,at hun optræder med blíðleikr, bliðskapreller at en Mand venter sig, at hun vilgjøre det (jvf horskliga 2, horskligr 2).Hm. 95 (96). 101 (102); Hárb. 17 (18);Ríg. 36 (39); þessi púsaði eina fríðakono hoska ok vel siðaða Str. 313.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᛋᚴᚱ
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:

a.: accusativ.

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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