Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þermlask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 þermlask

að, [qs. þerflask, from þarfr, with m = f], to lack, miss, want; with gen., þá er maðr þermlask síns gripar, Grág. ii. 190; hluti þá er þat bú má þermlaz, 43 (þarnask, v. l.); láta e-n þ. handa ok fóta, Sighvat: with dat., allt mál þat er þermlask alþýðligu orðtaki, a phrase not in popular use, i. e. an obsolete phrase, Skálda 199: vvith acc., at engi hlutr þermliz þær báðar, Greg. 6.

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Runic Inscription

þermlask

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þermlask" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
dat.: dative.
gen.: genitive.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
qs.: quasi.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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