Heim-ferð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heim-ferð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 heim-ferð

f. a going home, Eg. 66, Fms. iv. 269, ix. 474, Jb. 8: an inroad into one’s home = atför, heimsókn, Ld. 262, Eg. 73, Fms. viii. 9, xi. 239.

2 heim-ferð

COMPDS: heimferðardagr, heimferðarleyfi.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛘ-ᚠᛁᚱᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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