Heimr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - heimr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "heimr" in English.

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

heimr Old Icelandic word can mean:

heimr
(-s, -ar), m.
heimr
1) a place of abode, a region or world (níu man ek heima); spyrja e-n í hvern heim, to ask one freely;
heimr
2) this world (segðu mér ór heimi, ek man ór helju); koma í heiminn, to be born; fara af heiminum, to depart this life; liggja milli heims ok heljar, to lie between life and death;
heimr
3) the earth; kringla heimsins, the globe.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛘᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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