Heiðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heiðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heiðr" in Norwegian.

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

heiðr: heiðr, f. Hede (Folkespr. heid), øde, isærskovløs og udyrket, Landstrækning, Fjeld- strækning (jvf Kaalund I, 66), af lignende Betydning som kv. tunturi, lapp. duoddar.Sturl. I, 653. 13. 39830; Heið. 24 (345);Svarfd. 208 fg; mods. herað Sturl. II,18914; liggr fénaðr manns úti á heiðidauðr Borg. 1, 58; þaðan í snœggaheiði norðanverða DN. X, 2111; þærborgir, er settar vóru á hæðum eðaheiðum (Vulg. in collibus et in tumulissitæ) Stj. 37222 (Josv. 11, 13); þar semheitir hals eða heiðr dróttins (Vulg. incollem dei) Stj. 44426 (1 Sam. 10, 5);or dölum ok heiðum Alex. 16531; heið-um hærri (= fjöllum hærri) Hkr. 4133;heiðr Alex. 17023. 17122. 1728 svarer til lat. campus i Narratiunculae anglice con-scriptae ed. Cockayne s. 5739. 5825. 5910.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᚦᚱ
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.

fd.: finlandisk.

lapp.: lappisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.