Bimbult
Old Norse Dictionary - bimbult
Meaning of Old Norse word "bimbult"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bimbult
- (now proncd. bumbult), n. adj., only in the phrase, e-m verðr b., to feel uneasy, Gísl. 33, of a witch (freq., but regarded as a slang word), mér er hálf bumbult …
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛘᛒᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)