Heims-bygð
Old Norse Dictionary - heims-bygð
Meaning of Old Norse word "heims-bygð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heims-bygð
- f. the peopled world, Rb. 380, Stj., Hom.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛋ-ᛒᚢᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)