Hjarrandi

Old Norse Alternative forms non Hjarrandr Etymology From non gem-pro *Herzendô or non gem-pro *Herrendô from non gem-pro *herzô hinge therefore possibly meaning "the hinged one" or rather "the hanged one", equivalent to non hjara -andi, cf. non hjarr hinge or maybe "the loud one", cf. scz sjara to rattle. Cognate with ang Heorrenda which is soley attested in Deor where Heorrenda is a genius poet, replacing Deor in the court of the Heodenings (Hjaðningavíg#Heorrenda Hjaðningar), and goh Herrant attested in Kudrun "wie suoze Horant sanc" = "How sweet Horant sang". Pronunciation non /ˈhjɑrːɑnde/ 9th century West Norse non /ˈhjarːandi/ 12th century Icelandic Proper noun non proper noun non Norse mythology a heiti of Odin non male Declension non References Orðsifjabók.Árnastofnun Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary