Heima-land
Old Norse Dictionary - heima-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "heima-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heima-land
- n. home-land, the home estate, Fms. ii. 90, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 287, 841, D. I. i. 240, Vm. passim; an estate on which a church is built.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛅ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)