Hem
Old Norse Dictionary - hemMeaning of Old Norse word "hem" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hem
- n. [him, Ivar Aasen, and North. E. ime = a hoar frost], a thin film of ice.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Also available in related dictionaries:
This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.