Heiman
Old Norse Dictionary - heiman
Meaning of Old Norse word "heiman"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word heiman can mean:heiman
- heiman
- adv. from home, Hbl. 2, Nj. 11, 142, passim; cp. héðan, handan, þaðan.
- heiman
- β. in the phrase, henni fylgdi heiman Breiðabólstaðr, the estate B. went with her from home, i. e. was her dowry, Landn. 61, 177; gefa heiman, to give from home, i. e. give in marriage, D. n. i. 723; göra heiman, to endow; ek görða þik heiman í þá ferð sem dóttur mína, Fms. vii. 121, Band. 31 new Ed., passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)