hærnad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): hernad

Etymology

From Old Norse hernaðr.

Noun

hærnad m (definite singular hærnaden, indefinite plural hærnader or hærnadar, definite plural hærnadene or hærnadane)

1. military expedition, military campaign; raid, ravage

   Dei for på hærnad til framande land.

   They went on a military campaign to foreign countries.

2. an army (a large group)

   Det var ein heil hærnad av dei.

   There was an whole army of them.

References

• “hærnad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.