Heims-bygð

Old Norse Dictionary - heims-bygð

Meaning of Old Norse word "heims-bygð" in English.

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

heims-bygð
f. the peopled world, Rb. 380, Stj., Hom.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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