Rimma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rimma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rimma

u, f. a battle, tumult, fray; í þeirri rimmu ráku þeir Símon á braut, Clem. 37; í þeirri rimmu fékk hann fjögur sár, Sturl. iii. 30, Lex. Poët., freq. in mod. usage; ógna-hörð var r., Úlf. 7. 96. Rimmu-gýgr, f. ‘battle-ogre,’ the name of Skarpheðin’s battle-axe, Nj.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᛘᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.

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