Heim-ferð

Old Norse Dictionary - heim-ferð

Meaning of Old Norse word "heim-ferð" in English.

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

heim-ferð Old Norse word can mean:

heim-ferð
f. a going home, Eg. 66, Fms. iv. 269, ix. 474, Jb. 8: an inroad into one’s home = atför, heimsókn, Ld. 262, Eg. 73, Fms. viii. 9, xi. 239.
heim-ferð
COMPDS: heimferðardagr, heimferðarleyfi.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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