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
- leader of armies (a kenning for Odin)
Related terms
- herr m (“army”)
References
- þjóðann in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.