Heimska

Old Norse Dictionary - heimska

Meaning of Old Norse word "heimska" in English.

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

heimska Old Norse word can mean:

heimska: 1. u, f. folly, Am. 83, Fbr. 142, Fms. ii. 156, Ó. H. 109, Anal. 246, passim.

heimska: COMPDS: heimskuliga, heimskuligr, heimskutal, heimskuverk.

heimska: 2. að, to mock one, 656 C. 35, H. E. i. 505 (impers.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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