Heim-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary - heim-sókn

Meaning of Old Norse word "heim-sókn"

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

Old Norse word heim-sókn can mean:heim-sókn

heim-sókn
f. [cp. Scot. hamesucken], an inroad or attack on one’s home, Nj. 197, Fms. iii. 23, vii. 299.
heim-sókn
COMPDS: heimsóknarvargr, heimsóknarvitni.
heim-sókn
II. a visit, Sturl. i. 72.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Scot.
Scottish.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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