Heiðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - heiðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "heiðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

heiðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

heiðr
I)
heiðr
a. bright, clear, cloudless; ~ himinn, clear sky; heiðar stjörnur, bright stars.
heiðr
II)
heiðr
(gen. heiðar, dat. and acc. heiðir; pl. heiðar), f. heath, moor.
heiðr
III)
heiðr
(gen. ~s), m. honour.
heiðr
IV)
heiðr
(gen. -ar), m. honour, worth.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
m.
masculine.

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