BJARMI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BJARMI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BJARMI

a, m. the beaming or radiance of light, not the light itself; sólar-bjarmi, dags-bjarmi; very freq. in mod. usage; no instances from old writers are on record; akin to brími, bjartr, etc.

2 BJARMI

II. pl. Bjarmar (and Bjarmaland n., bjarmskr adj.), name of a people or tribe of the Russian empire, the Perms of the present day; vide K. Alfred’s Orosius i. 1, 14 sq., Ó. H. ch. 122, Fas. ii. 511 sqq.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛅᚱᛘᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
etc.: et cetera.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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