Niflheimr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - niflheimr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "niflheimr" in Norwegian.

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

niflheimr
niflheimr, m. de dødes Hjem; hel kastaðihann (nl. alföðr) í niflheim ok gaf hennivald yfir 9 heimum, at hón skipti öllumvistum með þeim, er til hennar vórusendir, en þat eru sóttdauðir mennok ellidauðir SE. I, 1063; fyrr var þatmörgum öldum, en jörð var sköpuð,er Niflheimr var görr SE. I, 406; kaltstóð af Niflheimi SE. I, 4214; þriðjarót (nl. Yggdrasils) stendr yfir Nifl-heimi SE. I, 6815 fg. Jvf. Dm. 520.760. 763.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛁᚠᛚᚼᚽᛁᛘᚱ
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.
fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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