Heiðni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heiðni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heiðni" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

heiðni: heiðni, f. 1) Hedenskab, Skik eller Gjer-ning som er eiendommelig for Hednin-gerne. Nj. 106 (1651); Ísl. 7; fremjaheiðni Frost. 5, 453; Hák. 193. 2) Land,hvori Hedenskabet hersker, = heiðit land.Flat. I, 34335; Fm. X, 927; Fris. 8337;Bev. 25457. 3) Tid, hvori Hedenskabethersker. Isl. 8 (610); Flat. III, 3673;frá heiðninni DN. XI, 24115; frá hug(dvs. haug) ok heiðni DN. X, 25710.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᚦᚿᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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