Herjann

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harjanaz, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”). Compare þjóðann (“prince, ruler”), from þjóð (“people”).

Proper noun

Herjann m

leader of armies (a kenning for Odin)

Related terms

herr m (“army”)

References

þjóðann in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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