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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