Hefna

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

hefna Old Icelandic word can mean:

hefna

(-da, -dr), v. to avenge, take vengeance;

hefna

with the thing and the person in gen.,

hefna

~ sára, to avenge the wounds,

hefna

~ bróður síns, to avenge one’s brother,

hefna

~ sín, to avenge oneself;

hefna

with dat. of the person,

hefna

~ e-m, to take vengeance on (skulu við ~ honum);

hefna

with the thing in gen. and the person in dat.;

hefna

áttu honum at ~ frændaláts, thou hast to avenge on him the death of a kinsman;

hefna

impers., e-m hefnir e-t, one pays (suffers) for a thing (svá hefndi honum þat mikla mikillæti);

hefna

with preps., ~ e-m fyrir e-t, ~ e-s a e-m, to avenge a thing on one;

hefna

refl., ~st, to avenge oneself (= ~ sín);

hefna

~st e-s, to avenge a thing;

hefna

~st á e-m, to avenge oneself on a person;

hefna

e-m hefnist e-t, one has to pay (suffer) for;

hefna

~st mun honum vist, the day of retribution will assuredly come to him.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᚾᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary