Undir-heimar

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-heimar

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-heimar" in English.

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

undir-heimar Old Norse word can mean:

undir-heimar: m. pl. the nether world, the realm below, Fms. iii. 178, Fas. iii. 391.

undir-heimar: 2. in Icel. undirheimar is a name given to the lower beach between a reef of rocks and the sea; fara ofan í undirheima, hann er niðri í undirheimum.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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