Heimta

Old Norse Dictionary - heimta

Meaning of Old Norse word "heimta" in English.

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

heimta Old Norse word can mean:

heimta: u, f. a claim, demand, of payment due to one, or the like, Sturl. i. 113, Grág. ii. 379, K. Á. 84, Fb. i. 471, (fjár-heimta, arf-h.)

heimta: 2. esp. in pl. (heimtur), a bringing home sheep from the summer pastures; þat var eitthvert sinn um haust at heimtur vóru íllar á fé manna, ok var Glúmi vant margra geldinga, Nj. 26; haust-heimtur, Band. 4; skaut mjök í tvau horn um heimtur Odds frá því er verit hafði, id.; ok er á leið haustið ferr hann á fjall, verða heimtur góðar, ok missir engis sauðar, 3; al-heimtur, gathering in all one’s sheep, cp. Glúm. ch. 7, Rd. 4, Eb. ch. 18, Nj. ch. 16; very freq. in mod. usage.

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

Similar entries:

Heimta (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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