Felmta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Felmta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 felmta

t, mod. felmtra, að,—en hjartað mitt á flótta fer | felmtrað í brjósti lyptir sér, Snót 128. [fálma]:—Lat. trepidare, to be in a state of fright and alarm; fari menn stilliliga ok felmti eigi, Fms. vii. 262; sá maðr felmti mjök, Bret. 90; felmtandi maðr, a man who has lost his head, Sks. 383.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᛚᛘᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Snót
Snót, poems.

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