Heilsan
Old Norse Dictionary - heilsan
Meaning of Old Norse word "heilsan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word heilsan can mean:heilsan
- heilsan
- f. [Dan. hilsen], greeting, salutation, Fb. iii. 309, Fbr. 62, Hkr. iii. 79, Bs. i. 755.
- heilsan
- COMPDS: heilsanarkveðja, heilsanarorð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛋᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)