Fyrir-heit

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-heit

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-heit"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fyrir-heit
n. a promise, Fms. i. 217: esp. in a sacred sense, Stj., Rb. 336, n. T. passim: a presage, Fms. vi. 63, v. l.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᚼᛁᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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