Heim-röst
Old Norse Dictionary - heim-röst
Meaning of Old Norse word "heim-röst" (or heim-rǫst)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heim-röst (heim-rǫst)
- f. a lane leading up to houses (Icel. traðir), Gþl. 414, 445.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heim-röst may be more accurately written as heim-rǫst.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘ-ᚱᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)