Heiman-fylgja
Old Norse Dictionary - heiman-fylgja
Meaning of Old Norse word "heiman-fylgja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word heiman-fylgja can mean:heiman-fylgja
- heiman-fylgja
- u, f. the dowry which a bride brings with her from home, opp. to mundr, Grág. i. 174. 313, Nj. 11, Sturl. iii. 179, Korm. 134, Stj. 570, N. G. l. i. 232, Gísl. 16, Ísl. ii. 9, 378, passim.
- heiman-fylgja
- 2. metaph. of a son, Dipl. iv. 5; but mostly of a church, cp. Engl. endowment, the church being regarded as the bride of Christ; h. kirkjunnar, Bs. i. 287, K. Á. 24. ☞ Fylgja is here prop. akin and another form of the word fúlga, q. v., and heiman-fylgja, qs. heiman-fúlga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛅᚾ-ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- qs.
- quasi.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)