Häriare

Old Swedish Dictionary - häriare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "häriare" (or hæriare) in Swedish.

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

häriare (hæriare): 2) angripare, förföljare, fiende. " sancte paul lsom war grymmer cristna manna häriare" SvKyrkobr 278. SpV 165. " o war gudh hwar äru thinna endasta brwdz wäktara ok hänna ondzskofulla häriara (persecutores)" ib 484.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚱᛁᛆᚱᚽ
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.

SvKyrkobr: Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.