Heimilis-sök
Old Norse Dictionary - heimilis-sök
Meaning of Old Norse word "heimilis-sök" (or heimilis-sǫk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heimilis-sök (heimilis-sǫk)
- f. a law phrase, a ‘home-charge,’ a charge that can be brought home to one, Valla L. 226.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heimilis-sök may be more accurately written as heimilis-sǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛁᛚᛁᛋ-ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)