Jötun-heimar
Old Norse Dictionary - jötun-heimar
Meaning of Old Norse word "jötun-heimar" (or jǫtun-heimar)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jötun-heimar (jǫtun-heimar)
- m. pl. Giants’-land, Edda, Haustl., Vsp., Stor., Sæm. 70.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jötun-heimar may be more accurately written as jǫtun-heimar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᛏᚢᚾ-ᚼᛁᛁᛘᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)