Six runestones in Denmark, DR 1, DR 3, DR 154, DR 155, DR 296, and DR 297, use the term "heimþegi" (pl. "heimþegar"), meaning "home-receiver" (i.e. one who is given a house by another). The use of the term in the inscriptions suggest a strong similarity between "heimþegar" and housecarls: like housecarls, "heimþegar" are in the service of a king or lord, of whom they receive gifts (here, homes) for their service. Johannes Brøndsted interpreted "heimþegi" as nothing more than a local (Danish) variant of "húskarl".