Heimili
Old Norse Dictionary - heimili
Meaning of Old Norse word "heimili"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word heimili can mean:heimili
- heimili
- n.; for an older form heimi see the compds with heimis-; [originally a compd from heima, home, and óðal, heimiðli, as seen from Ulf. haimoþli = ἀγρός, Mark x. 29, 30]:—a house, homestead, domicile, Eg. 535, Fms. vi. 358, xi. 18, Grág. i. 99, 146, Hkr. i. 184, Nj., passim in old and mod. usage.
- heimili
- COMPDS: heimilisbragr, heimilisbúi, heimilisfang, heimilisfastr, heimilisfólk, heimilishús, heimiliskviðr, heimiliskviðarvitni, heimilismaðr, heimilisnjóli, heimilisprestr, heimilissök, heimilistíðir, heimilisvist.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛁᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)