Heit-söngr
Old Norse Dictionary - heit-söngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "heit-söngr" (or heit-sǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heit-söngr (heit-sǫngr)
- m. a votive song, Bs. i. 307, 354.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, heit-söngr may be more accurately written as heit-sǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛏ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)