Yrða

herr

nafnorðkarlkyn
, old herjar, herjar, herja, herjum; later hers, dropping the characteristic j and without ; the old form however often occurs in ancient poets, herjar, i. 343 (in a verse), xi. 311 (in a verse), ii. 38 (in a verse); eins herjar, 72; as also, allt herjar, 39; herjum, in herjum-kunnr. famous, Háttat. R.; in prose the old j has been preserved in alls-herjar, v. 106, see pp. 16, 17; the -jar occurs in Ein-herjar, see p. 121: in compd names with initial vowel, Herj-ólfr ( Herewulf), Herjan; [ harjis, by which renders λεγεών, Luke viii. 30, and στρατιά, ii. 13; here; and heri; heer; Dutch heir; här; hær]:— a host, multitude:
1. a host, people in general, like στρατός in Homer; herr er hundrað, a hundred makes a herr, 108; allr herr, all people, i. 194, vi. 428 (in a verse); allr herr unni Ólafi konungi hugástum, vi. 441; whence in prose, alls-herjar, totius populi, general, universal, passim; dómr alls-herjar, universal consent, v. 106; Drottinn alls-herjar, Lord of Sabaoth (hosts), 428, 456; allt herjar, everywhere; lýsti of allt herjar af ljósinu, 39; Sænskr herr, the Swedish people; Danskr herr, the Danish people; Íslenzkr herr, the Icelandic people, ; land-herr (), the people of the land; en nú sé ek hér útalligan her af landsfólki, a countless assembly of men, xi. 17; þing-herr, an assembly, Sighvat; Einherjar, the chosen people (rather than chosen warriors); þegi herr meðan, (in a verse); herjum-kunnr, known to all people, ; and in compds, her-bergi (), 2. a host; með her manns, with a host of men, 71, 277; úvígr herr, an overwhelming host, viii. 51; himin og jörð og allr þeirra her, Gen. ii. 1, passim; her-margr, many as a host, innumerable.
β. an army, troops, on land and sea, i. 22, 90, 245, and in endless instances; herja, to harry, and other compds: of a fleet, þrjú skip þau sem hann keyri ór herinum, x. 84; hers-höfðingi: so in the phrase, hers-hendr, leysa e-n ór hers-höndum, to release one out of the hands of war, i. 71; vera í hers höndum, komast í hers hendr, to come into a foe’s hands.
3. in a bad sense, the evil host, the fiends, in swearing, 119; herr hafi e-n, fiends take him! vi. 278; herr hafi hölds ok svarra hagvirki! Ísl. ii. (in a verse); hauga herr, vide haugr; and in compds, her-kerling, her-líki.II. in names:
1. prefixed, of men, Her-brandr, Her-finnr, Her-gils, Her-grímr, Herj-ólfr, Her-laugr, Her-leifr, Her-mundr, Her-rauðr, Her-steinn, Hervarðr; of women, Her-borg, Her-dís, Her-gunnr, Her-ríðr, Her-vör, Her-þrúðr, : in Har-aldr (Harold) the j is dropped without causing umlaut. Herjan and Herja-föðr, the Father of hosts = Odin, , 2. suffixed, -arr, in Ein-arr, Agn-arr, Ótt-arr, Böðv-arr, Úlf-arr, , see Gramm. p. xxxii, col. 1, B. 1.
B. : herbaldr, herbergi, herblástr, Herblindi, herboð, herborg, herbrestr, herbúðir, herbúinn, herbúnaðr, herdrengr, herdrótt, herfall, herfang, herfenginn, herferð, herfjöturr, herflokkr, herfloti, herforingi, herfólk, herfórur, herfærr, Herföðr, herför, hergammr, herganga, Hergautr, hergjarn, herglötuðr, hergopa, hergrimmr, herhlaup, herhorn, herkastali, herkerling, herklukka, herklæða, herklæði, herkonungr, herkumbl, herland, herleiða, herleiðing, herleiðsla, herlið, herliki, herlúðr, hermaðr, hermannliga, hermannligr, hermargr, hermegir, Hermóðr, hernaðr, hernam, hernumi, hernæma, heróp, hersaga, hersöguör, herskapr, herskari, herskár, herskip, herskjöldr, herskrúð, herspori, herstjóri, herstjórn, hersveitir, hertaka, hertaka, hertekning, hertogi, hertogadómr, hertogadæmi, hertogaefni, hertogainna, hertoganafn, herturn, hertygð, hertýgi, hertýgja, herváðir, hervápn, hervegir, herverk, hervígi, hervíkingr, hervæða, herþing, herþurft, herör.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • gen.eignarfall (e. genitive)
  • pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
  • pr.proper, properly.
  • A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
  • Goth.Gothic.
  • Ulf.Ulfilas.
  • O. H. G.Old High German.
  • Hel.Heliand.
  • Germ.German.
  • Swed.Swedish.
  • Dan.Danish.
  • prop.proper, properly.
  • adv.atviksorð (e. adverb)
  • q. v.quod vide.
  • etc.et cetera.
  • cp.compare.
  • signif.signification.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
  • Hm.Hává-mál. (A. I.)
  • Hom.Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
  • EddaEdda. (C. I.)
  • Stj.Stjórn. (F. I.)
  • Lex. Poët.Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
  • Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
  • Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
  • Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
  • N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
  • Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
  • Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)
  • Hdl.Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)