Heri

See also: heri, héri, herí, and həri

Faroese

The earliest datable runic inscription, ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja) on the Vimose comb from 160, is considered by Wolfgang Krause^[1] and Elmer Antonsen^[2] to be a name, an early form of this name or an abbreviation of a compound name with this as the first element.

Heri Joensen, vocalist of the Faroese folk metal band Týr.

Etymology

From Old Norse. The earliest attestation of this form of the name is in the Flateyjarbók (from around 1380).

According to one interpretation, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) (modern Faroese herur), and cognate to the German Heer (“army”).

According to another interpretation, from Old Norse heri (Icelandic héri), from Proto-Germanic *hasô (“hare”), and cognate to English hare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈheːrɪ]

Proper noun

Heri m

a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

son of Heri: Herason
daughter Heri: Heradóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Heri
Accusative	Hera
Dative	Hera
Genitive	Hera

Related terms

References

^ 1968, Wolfgang Krause, Die Runeninschriften im älteren Futhark, revised edition (Göttingen)
^ Elmer H., Antonsen (2002) Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs), volume 140, Berlin, New York: Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN

[1] 1968, Wolfgang Krause, Die Runeninschriften im älteren Futhark, revised edition (Göttingen)

[2] Elmer H., Antonsen (2002) Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs), volume 140, Berlin, New York: Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN

[1]

[2]