Voce del dizionario norreno antico

Heim-dalr

Voce del dizionario norreno antico

Definizioni

2 Definizioni

1 Heim-dalr

m., with single l, not Heimdallr, as shewn from the gen. -dalar, not -dalls; a later form used in the Rímur was Heimdæl-l, Þrymlur 1. 8:—the god Heimdal, Edda, whence the poem Heimdalar-galdr, m. id. The etymology has not been made out: Heimdal was the heavenly watchman in the old mythology, answering to St. Peter in the medieval legends; respecting him vide Edda 17 (Sksm.) and passim, Gm. 13: he was also regarded as the father and founder of the different classes of mankind, see Rm. and Vsp. 1,—meiri ok minni mögu Heimdalar, the higher and lower sons of H., i. e. all men.

2 Heim-dalr

II. a ram in Edda (Gl.) is called heimdali.

Parole simili

Iscrizione runica

Heim-dalr

Possibile iscrizione runica in futhark giovane

Il testo runico sopra rappresenta la parola norrena antica "Heim-dalr" come potrebbe apparire nelle iscrizioni runiche dell'era vichinga (ca. 800-1100 d.C.).

Abbreviazioni utilizzate

Abbreviazioni comuni

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
sing: singular.

Opere & Autori

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sksm.: Skáldskapar-mál. (C. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Visualizza tutte le fonti →