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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heimska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

3 definitions

1 heimska

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

2 heimska

COMPDS: heimskuliga, heimskuligr, heimskutal, heimskuverk.

3 heimska

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

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

heimska

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "heimska" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pers.
person, personal.

Works & Authors

Am.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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