- A hörgr (Old Norse, pl. hörgar) or
hearg (Old English, pl. heargas) is a type of
altar or cult site,
possibly consisting of a heap of stones, used in...
- 9980400. ——— (2007). "Defining the OE
hearg: A
preliminary archaeological and
topographic examination of
hearg place names and
their hinterlands". Early...
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masculine noun,
developed Old
Norse hǫrgr
meaning 'altar', Old
English hearg 'altar', and Old High
German harug meaning 'holy grove, holy stone'. According...
- district. The
other theory is that it
derives from the
words 'here' and '
hearg',
meaning "temple hill/mound",
probably to be
identified with an Iron Age...
- *azani- ('harvest'). *har(u)gaz 'holy stone',
perhaps 'sacrificial mound' OE
hearg, OHG
harug ON hǫrgr – From Pre-Ger. *karkú-.
Probably borrowed from the...
- name evidence,
these sites of
worship were
known alternately as
either hearg or as wēoh. Most
poems from
before the
Norman Conquest are
steeped in pagan...
-
exclusively referred to "holy places",
whereas its Old
English cognate hearg could mean "holy grove" and/or "temple, idol" Vés (Old Norse) or wēohs (Old...
- of the
University of Westminster. Harrow's name
comes from Old
English hearg = '(heathen) temple',
which was
probably on the hill of Harrow,
where St...
- (feminine noun) grave? herh (possibly
occurring in the
string herhos)
hearg hearg (masculine noun) temple, altar, sanctuary, idol; grove? her hēr hēr (adverb)...
- Wellingborough. The village's name
means 'heathen
temple hill' from the Old
English hearg.
Nearby settlements include Little Harrowden,
Isham and Finedon. The Church...
