Heyra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - heyra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "heyra" in English.

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

heyra Old Icelandic word can mean:

heyra
(-ða, -ðr), v.
heyra
1) to hear;
heyra
~ heyrir þat, er gras grœr á jörðu, hears the grass grow;
heyra
~ illa, hard of hearing;
heyra
~ e-t til e-s, to hear (a sound) from one;
heyra
hefir hvárki heyrt til hans styn né hosta, neither groan nor cough has been heard from him;
heyra
heyrir blástr (acc.) hans í alla heima, when he blows, it can he heard in all the worlds;
heyra
2) to listen to, give ear to;
heyra
~ bœn e-s, to listen to (to grant) one’s prayer;
heyra
~ á e-t, to listen (= hlýða á e-t);
heyra
3) ~ til e-s or e-m til, to belong to, concern (þetta mál, er heyrir til dóttur þinnar);
heyra
þat er til mín heyrir, as far as I am concerned;
heyra
4) with dat. to behave (mér heyrir eigi at þegja við yðr);
heyra
5) refl. e-m heyrist e-t, one thinks he hears;
heyra
þá heyrðist þeim öllum sem sveinninn kvæði þetta, they all thought they heard the boy say this (verse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.
acc.
accusative.
e-m
einhverjum.
dat.
dative.

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