Heimis-kviðr

Old Norse Dictionary - heimis-kviðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "heimis-kviðr"

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

heimis-kviðr
m. = heimiliskviðr, defined in N. G. L. ii. 505 sqq.: a home-verdict, report made by one’s mates and fellows; in the saying, hættr er h. nema sér góðan geti, Sdm. 25; eigi skal heimiskvið annan at henda eðr ílltyngdir, no notice is to be taken of house-talk or evil tongues, Grág. i. 361.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sdm.
Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
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