Heim-boð

Old Norse Dictionary - heim-boð

Meaning of Old Norse word "heim-boð"

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

heim-boð
n. a ‘home-bidding,’ invitation, a feast, Nj. 51, Fms. i. 54, Eg. 66, Orkn. 320: a law phrase, reclamation, n. G. l. i. 41, Gþl. 406, Grág. i. 381, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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