Heim-för
Old Norse Dictionary - heim-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "heim-för" (or heim-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word heim-för can mean:heim-för
- heim-för (heim-fǫr)
- f. a going home, return home, Fms. vii. 48, xi. 60, Hkv. 2. 34: an inroad, Eg. 12, v. l.
- heim-för (heim-fǫr)
- COMPDS: heimfararleyfi, heimfaraþing.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heim-för may be more accurately written as heim-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)