Heims-kringla

Old Norse Dictionary - heims-kringla

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

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

heims-kringla
u, f. orbis terrarum, SkS. 606, Trist. 7: the name of the work of Snorri, given it by Thormod Torfæus (died 1719), from the first words in one of the vellum MSS., ‘Kringla heimsins,’ etc., whence Heimskringla; as the old name of the Aeneid was ‘Arma.’ This name was for the first time used in the Edit. of Peringsköld 1697.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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