Harðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - harðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "harðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

harðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

harðr
a.
harðr
1) hard (~ steinn, skafl);
harðr
2) hard, stern, severe (~ í skapi, í hjarta);
harðr
3) hardy; fólk hart ok illit at sœkja, hardy and difficult to assail; ~ í horn at taka, hard to take by the horns, stubborn; ~ bardagi, hard-fought battle; leika e-n bart, to treat one harshly; ríða hart, to ride fast.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᚦᚱ

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