GEIMI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GEIMI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GEIMI

a, m., mod. geimr, m., poët. the main, the sea, Edda (Gl.); skaut jörð ór geima, Edda Ht. 13: in mod. usage geimr means a vast empty space; himin-geimr, the universe, the air, ether; háfa skilr hnetti himingeimr, Jónas 167: the popular phrase, spyrja e-n útí alla heima og geima, to speer (ask) freely about everything.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᛘᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Jónas: Jónas Hallgrímsson.

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