Heim-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heim-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 heim-sókn

f. [cp. Scot. hamesucken], an inroad or attack on one’s home, Nj. 197, Fms. iii. 23, vii. 299.

2 heim-sókn

COMPDS: heimsóknarvargr, heimsóknarvitni.

3 heim-sókn

II. a visit, Sturl. i. 72.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛘ-ᛋᚢᚴᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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