Heims-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - heims-staða

Meaning of Old Norse word "heims-staða"

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

heims-staða
u, f. aetas mundi, 625. 178, Rb. 82, 84, 88, Fb. i. (pref.), Bs. ii. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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