Heimafasta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heimafasta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heimafasta" in Norwegian.

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

heimafasta
heimafasta, f. Faste som man holder, naarman er paa sin egen Haand i Hjemmet,ved intetsomhelst at nyde, i Modsætninglil ástarsnæðingar, som man kan tilladesig at nyde, naar man dermed beværtesaf andre til den Tid, da man hjemmevilde have fastet. Heilag. II, 5538.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᛘᛆᚠᛆᛋᛏᛆ
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.

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