Al-heiðinn

Old Norse Dictionary - al-heiðinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "al-heiðinn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

al-heiðinn
adj. altogether heathen; landit (Iceland) var a. nær hundraði vetra, the land was utterly heathen near a hundred (i. e. one hundred and twenty) winters, Landn. 322.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᚼᛁᛁᚦᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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