Vermsl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vermsl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vermsl

n. [vesl, Ivar Aasen], a spring that never freezes; at hón hafi lagizk af vermslum nökkurum at drekka, Fms. vi. 350: hence the mod. Icel. kalda-vesla, qs. kalda-vermsl, ‘cold-warm,’ of wells that do not freeze all the winter, although icy-cold.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚱᛘᛋᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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