Heima-hestr

Old Norse Dictionary - heima-hestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "heima-hestr"

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

heima-hestr
m. a ‘home-horse,’ stallion, opp. to úti gangs-hestr, a working horse, Hm. 82.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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