ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ
Proto-Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-. Looijenga sees it as an early West-Germanic form, with loss of final -z, derived from the tribal name of the Harii. It may also be an n-stem nickname deriving from a name beginning with *hari-.
Noun
[edit]ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja)
- (possibly) army leader; commander; warrior
- 2nd century, inscription on the Vimose Comb:
- ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ
- harja
- commander
- 2nd century, inscription on the Vimose Comb:
References
[edit]- Looijenga, Timeke (2003), Texts and Contexts of the Oldest Runic Inscriptions, pages 98-99. →ISBN