Hressa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hressa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hressa" in Norwegian.

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

hressa: hressa, v. (st) 1) gjøre hress, sætte nogeni saadan Stand eller Stilling at haner vel ved Magt; hressa kararmennPost. 7639; tökum vér nú til fœzluok hressum oss Post. 30224; hón létgera honum laugar ok hressa hannBret. 13 (164) &vl 3; hressa haltaMar. 25918; hressast v. r. komme sigigjen til Helbred og Kræfter efter ud-standne Lidelser, paakommen Svækkelse, Flat. I, 23024. 46216; Fm. VI, 30327;Fld. II, 35621. 2) gjøre frimodig, op-muntre. Bp. II, 1014; hress upp hjartaþítt HeilaG. II, 49814; hann lagðist írekkju af harmi ok elli, S. kom opttil hans ok taldi fyrir honum ok baðhann hressa sik EG. 24 (466). 3) bringenoget paa Fode igjen, restaurere; baðG. biskup Sigurð, at hann skyldi ráð-ast norðr til Munkaþverár ok hressastaðinn, er mjök var af sér kominnat húsum Sturl. I, 20929.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚽᛋᛋᛆ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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