Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heiðni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 heiðni

f. heathendom, Fms. i. 47, passim: heathen worship, heathen practice, fremja h., N. G. L. i. 182; en síðar fám vetrum vas sú heiðni af numin sem önnur, Íb. 12, Nj. 160: the heathen age, Friðrekr kom í heiðni hér, Íb. 13: a heathen country, Fb. i. 343.

Similar Words

há
há-altari
há-bakki
há-band
há-beinn

Runic Inscription

heiðni

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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