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 (heiti) leader of armies (Odin) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Óðinn ==== Derived terms ==== herjanskerling f (“darling of Herjann; a hag”) herjanssonr m (“son of Herjann; a wretch”) ==== Related terms ==== herr m (“army”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Herjann Norwegian Nynorsk: Herjan === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “Herjann”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 194; also available at the Internet Archive