Browse by Letter
Language
Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Undir-heimar

Back to Letter U
Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 undir-heimar

m. pl. the nether world, the realm below, Fms. iii. 178, Fas. iii. 391.

2 undir-heimar

2. in Icel. undirheimar is a name given to the lower beach between a reef of rocks and the sea; fara ofan í undirheima, hann er niðri í undirheimum.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

undir-heimar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

View All Sources →