Hemja

Old Norse Dictionary - hemja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hemja"

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

hemja
hamdi, to restrain one, hold one back from roving about, freq. in mod. usage; eg gat ekki hamið þær, I could not hold them together; óhemjandi, unruly; cp. also óhemja, a wild and furious person.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

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