Hafs-megin

Old Norse Dictionary - hafs-megin

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafs-megin"

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

hafs-megin
n. the main, the high sea; sakir hafsmegins, storma ok strauma, Fms. i. 153; þótti þeim íllt at eiga lengr við hafsmegin, i. e. they longed for land, Eb. 120; allmikill harmr er þat, er vér eigum svá langt hingað at sækja, fyrst hafs-megin mikit, etc. (i. e. between Iceland and Sweden), Ó. H. 57.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
i. e.
id est.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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