"Herjann" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *harjanaz, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”). Compare þjóðann (“prince, ruler”), from þjóð (“people”). Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*ker-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*harjanaz}} Proto-Germanic *harjanaz, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*harjaz||army}} Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”), {{der|non|ine-pro|*ker-||war}} Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“war”), {{m|non|þjóðann||prince, ruler}} þjóðann (“prince, ruler”), {{m|non|þjóð||people}} þjóð (“people”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Herjann m, {{non-proper noun|m}} Herjann m
  1. (heiti) leader of armies (Odin) Tags: masculine Synonyms: non:Óðinn Derived forms: herjanskerling (english: darling of Herjann; a hag) [feminine], herjanssonr (english: son of Herjann; a wretch) [masculine] Related terms: herr [masculine] [army, military, war, government, politics]

Inflected forms

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