Ýmir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ýmir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Ýmir

m. the name of the huge giant of the Northern cosmogony, Vsp., Edda; Ýmis-blóð, the blood of Y. = the sea; Ýmis-hauss, the skull of Y., i. e. the heaven; Ýmis-hold, the flesh of Y., i. e. the earth, Edda (in a verse), Gm., Vþm.; Ýmis-niðjar, the giants, id.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛘᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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