Undir-heimar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Undir-heimar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾᛏᛁᚱ-ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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.)

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