Heimskr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heimskr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heimskr" in Norwegian.

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

heimskr: heimskr, adj. taabelig, enfoldig, uforstan-dig (eg. som ikke har været udenfor Hjem-met eller ude blandt Folk; jvf heimaalinn under heima). Hm. 19 (20). 93(95); Nj. 22 (3314); Grág. 6723. 682;Grg. I, 22322. 24 (jvf 22215 fgg); = fíflskrFlat. I, 26726; sá skal hýðing valda,er heimskastr er at þingi Borg. I, 14(s. 3496); heiti maðr at heimskariLandsl. 7, 3726; verðr opt heitumheimskr maðr feginn Þ.stang. 554;mun þat flestra manna mál, at þúverðr (dvs. bliver agtet for) heimskr afþessu (ráði) Svarfd. 25 (1846).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᛘᛋᚴᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

eg.: egentlig.

fd.: finlandisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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