Dimma
Old Norse Dictionary - dimma
Meaning of Old Norse word "dimma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dimma can mean:dimma
- dimma
- 1. d, (but dinimaðisk, Fb. i. 91; dimmat, part., Mar.):—to become dim; neut. or impers., um kveldit er d. tók, when it began to grow dark, Fms. viii. 305; dimmir af nótt, the night darkens, iii. 135: also of clouds, to grow dark (of a gale, storm); þá hvesti ok dimdi í fjörðinn, Espol. Árb. 1768.
- dimma
- 2. u, f. dimness, darkness, esp. of clouds, nightfall; seglið bar í fjarðar-dimmuna, Espol. Árb. l. c.: metaph. gloom, Pass. 4. ii; the phrase, dimmu dregr á e-t, it becomes clouded, looks threatening, Band. 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛘᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- impers.
- impersonal.
- l.
- line.
- neut.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- pers.
- person.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.