Heiðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - heiðingi

Meaning of Old Norse word "heiðingi" in English.

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

heiðingi Old Norse word can mean:

heiðingi: a, m. [heiðinn], a heathen, gentile, Ó. H., Nj., BS. (Kristni S.) passim.

heiðingi: II. poët. a wolf, either metaph. from heiðingi, or from heiðr, a heath, one who lives on heaths and wildernesses, Edda (Gl.), Akv. 8; it occurs besides twice or thrice in poems of the time of king Harald Harðráði, 11th century.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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