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Heims-skaut

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1 heims-skaut

n. pl. the poles, Fs. ii. 97 (in a verse); the earth being conceived as a sheet stretched out (mod.), Norðr-h., the North pole; Suðr-h., the South pole.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

heims-skaut

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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