Heim-speki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heim-speki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 heim-speki

f. philosophy, Col. ii. 8; and heim-spekingr, m. a philosopher, now freq. and prob. formed in the 16th century from the Germ. welt-weisheit; a poem Heimspekinga-skóli exists, written at the end of the 17th century.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛘ-ᛋᛒᛁᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.

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