Heimfarar-leyfi

Old Norse Dictionary - heimfarar-leyfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "heimfarar-leyfi"

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

heimfarar-leyfi
n. ‘home-leave,’ leave to go home, Eg. 31, Fms. viii. 395, Orkn. 284.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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