Heiðni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heiðni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 heiðni

f. heathendom, Fms. i. 47, passim: heathen worship, heathen practice, fremja h., N. G. L. i. 182; en síðar fám vetrum vas sú heiðni af numin sem önnur, Íb. 12, Nj. 160: the heathen age, Friðrekr kom í heiðni hér, Íb. 13: a heathen country, Fb. i. 343.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛏᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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