Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HEIM

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 HEIM

adv. (prop. an acc. of heimr), home, homewards, Lat. domum, Nj. 4, 11, Fms. i. 51, Hrafn. 20; fara heim, to return home, Bs. i. 337; síðan fóru þau heim á leið, id.; en er hón var komin náliga heim, 341, and in endless phrases.

2 HEIM

2. in phrases as, bjóða e-m heim, to bid one to a feast, heimboð; sækja e-n heim, to visit, attack one, in a hostile sense, passim: bæta heim fyrir sér, to make for one’s soul’s weal, Fms. iv. 63.

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Runic Inscription

HEIM

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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