Heim-nár

Old Norse Dictionary - heim-nár

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

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

heim-nár
m. a law term, ‘home-corpse,’ thus defined, sá maðr heitir h. er dreginn er til stokks eða til stumns (= stofns) ok höggnar af bæði hendr ok fætr, en um þat verk verða þrír menn útlagir nema hann vili færum kenna, N. G. L. ii. 506; cp. gálgnár etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
etc.
et cetera.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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