Voce del dizionario norreno antico

Dumba

Voce del dizionario norreno antico

Definizioni

1 Definizioni

1 dumba

u, f. a mist; cp. the mod. dumbungr, m. a dark, misty, gloomy sky. dumbungs-veðr, m. gloomy weather. In the east of Icel. dumba is the bran of oats when ground, Fél. ii. 155; in Edda (Gl.) it is even mentioned as a sort of seed; hann (the wizard) hristi einn poka, ok þar ór fýkr ein dumba svört (black powder like mist) … blés þar ór vindi miklum móti dumbunni, svá at hon fauk aptr í augu á Gríms mönnum, svá þeir urðu þegar blindir, Fas. iii. 338. dumbr, m. id., also occurs as a name of a giant, the misty; the Polar Sea is called Dumbs-haf = the Misty, Foggy Sea, cp. Bárð. ch. 1; cp. also Gr. τυφος, τυφών, which probably are kindred words.

Parole simili

Iscrizione runica

dumba

Possibile iscrizione runica in futhark giovane

Il testo runico sopra rappresenta la parola norrena antica "dumba" come potrebbe apparire nelle iscrizioni runiche dell'era vichinga (ca. 800-1100 d.C.).

Abbreviazioni utilizzate

Abbreviazioni comuni

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.

Opere & Autori

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fél.: Félags-rit.

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