Hríð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hríð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hríð" in English.

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

hríð Old Icelandic word can mean:

hríð
(pl. -ir), f.
hríð
1) storm, esp. snowstorm; h. mikla gerði at þeim, laust á fyrir þeim h. mikilli, they were caught by a violent snow-storm;
hríð
2) attack, onset, in a battle (hörð, snörp h.);
hríð
3) a while; nökkura h., for a while; langa (litla) h., a long (little) while; þessar hríðir allar, all this while; um h., for a while (hann dvaldist þar um h.); um hríðir sakir = um ~; í hríðinni, immediately, at once (hann fór í hríðinni upp til Hofs); hríðum, frequently (stundum í Hvammi, en hríðum at Stað);
hríð
4) space, distance (var þó h. löng í millum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
esp.
especially.

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