Heiman-kvöð
Old Norse Dictionary - heiman-kvöð
Meaning of Old Norse word "heiman-kvöð" (or heiman-kvǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heiman-kvöð (heiman-kvǫð)
- f. a summoning of neighbours, Grág. i. 130.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heiman-kvöð may be more accurately written as heiman-kvǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛅᚾ-ᚴᚢᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)