Härian

Old Swedish Dictionary - härian

Meaning of Old Swedish word "härian" (or hærian) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

härian (hærian): fientligt anfall, angrepp, härjning. christus är. .. hwilan j sälffwe häriaenne (persecutione) ok owenanna twangh ok dröfwilsom SpV 149. thy at han haffer enkte annadh j sinna owena härian (vastitate), ok alzskona thinga thwangh ib 314. ib 402, 412.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so härian may have also been written as hærian

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚱᛁᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.