Herr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - herr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "herr" in English.

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

herr Old Icelandic word can mean:

herr
(gen. hers, older herjar), m.
herr
1) crowd, great number (fylgdi oss h manna); með her manns, with a host of men; úvígar ~, overwhelming host;
herr
2) army, troops (on land and sea). Cf. ‘allsherjar-’.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
f.
feminine.

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