Heili
Old Norse Dictionary - heili
Meaning of Old Norse word "heili"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word heili can mean:heili
- heili
- a, m. the brain, Gm. 40, Edda 6, Hkr. i. 42, Grág. it. 11, Nj. 114, Fbr. 137, passim.
- heili
- COMPDS: heilabrot, heilabú, heilaböst, heilaköst.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)