Dimma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dimma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dimma

1. d, (but dinimaðisk, Fb. i. 91; dimmat, part., Mar.):—to become dim; neut. or impers., um kveldit er d. tók, when it began to grow dark, Fms. viii. 305; dimmir af nótt, the night darkens, iii. 135: also of clouds, to grow dark (of a gale, storm); þá hvesti ok dimdi í fjörðinn, Espol. Árb. 1768.

2 dimma

2. u, f. dimness, darkness, esp. of clouds, nightfall; seglið bar í fjarðar-dimmuna, Espol. Árb. l. c.: metaph. gloom, Pass. 4. ii; the phrase, dimmu dregr á e-t, it becomes clouded, looks threatening, Band. 10.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛘᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
neut.
neuter.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pers.
person, personal.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.

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