heims
nafnorð, kvenkyn
heims-kringla
u, f. orbis terrarum, Sks. 606, Trist. 7: the name of the work of Snorri, given it by Thormod Torfæus (died 1719), from the first words in one of the vellum MSS., ‘Kringla heimsins,’ etc., whence Heimskringla; as the old name of the Aeneid was ‘Arma.’ This name was for the first time used in the Edit. of Peringsköld 1697.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- MSS.
- manuscript, manuscripts.
- etc.
- et cetera.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)