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.)