Helmingr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - helmingr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "helmingr" in Norwegian.

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

helmingr
helmingr, m. = helfningr: 1) Deling i tolige store Dele, = helming; skulum viðeiga lausafé allt at helmingi jöfnumhöndum svá sem við eigum ríki halfthvárr við annan Fm. VI, 183; skalGyrðr hafa jafnmörg skip (við þá) okat helmingi allt hlutskipti Flóam. 16(135); þá skolo taka jöfnum höndumbrœðrungar ok systrungar, nema einnmaðr sé or móður ætt eða föðurætten fleiri menn or annarri halfu, þátekr hann at helmingi við þá Grg. II,2202; skipta til helmings dvs. dele i tolige store Dele, DN. II, 750. 2) denene af to lige store Dele. Landsl. 5,310; skipta liði sínu í helminga Fm.VIII, 439; SE. I, 3568; om den ene afde to Dele, hvoraf et Landskab bestaar,hvori det er delt, = halfa, hluti: Hirð-skrá 3618-20. 3) Halvdelen af noget (e-s).DN. III, 10138; Nj. 124 (18921); grefrsvá langt niðr í jörð sem helming ann-arrar alnar Heilag. I, 11431. 4) = vísu-helmingr (SE. I, 6121). Grg. II, 18315 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᛘᛁᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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