Heim-för

Old Norse Dictionary - heim-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "heim-för" (or heim-fǫr) in English.

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

heim-för Old Norse word can mean:

heim-för (heim-fǫr): f. a going home, return home, Fms. vii. 48, xi. 60, Hkv. 2. 34: an inroad, Eg. 12, v. l.

heim-för (heim-fǫr): COMPDS: heimfararleyfi, heimfaraþing.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heim-för may be more accurately written as heim-fǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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