GLYMJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GLYMJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GLYMJA

glumdi, pres. glym, to rattle, clash, plash, Str. 46: freq. in poetry of the sea or waves, vide Lex. Poët.: in prose esp. of an echo, það glumdi í klettunum, það glymr undir, or the like.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᚢᛘᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
p.: page.
pres.: present.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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