Heiman-för

Old Norse Dictionary - heiman-för

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

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

heiman-för (heiman-fǫr)
f. = heimanferð, Grág. i. 147, Eg. 23.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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