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Heima-elskr

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1 heima-elskr

adj. ‘home-loving,’ a laggard, afraid to go out in the world, Fs. 4.
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heima-elskr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

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Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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