Heima

Old Norse Dictionary - heima

Meaning of Old Norse word "heima" in English.

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

heima
d and að, to take one in, in the allit. phrase, hýsa ok heima e-n, ef maðr hýsir ok heimir útlagan mann, Gþl. 144; hafa hýst þá ok heimat, N. G. l. i. 123, (rare.)

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

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Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
lit.
literally.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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