Himinskaut

Old Norwegian Dictionary - himinskaut

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "himinskaut" in Norwegian.

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

himinskaut: himinskaut, n. et af Himmelens fire Hjør-ner (jvf skaut 1; með himinsskautumHyndl. 14); und himinskautum Sig.1, 10; allir guðs menn þeir er eruundir fjórum himinskautum Messusk.1693. Himmelen tænkte man sig nemlig som et Klæde (jvf Job 9, 8; Esaj. 34,4) eller som et Skind (jvf kalfskinn),der var udbredt med sine 4 Hjørner i de 4 höfuðættir; jvf gfr. cappe du ciel.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛘᛁᚿᛋᚴᛆᚢᛏ
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:

fr.: fransk.

n.: Neutrum.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

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