Dimmr
Old Norse Dictionary - dimmr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dimmr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dimmr can mean:dimmr
- dimmr
- adj. [A. S. and Engl. dim], dim, dark, dusky; d. ok dökt ský, a dim and dark sky, FmS. xi. 136; verða dimt fyrir augum, to see dimly, esp. of sudden changes from darkness to light, iii. 217; var dimt hit neðra, dark below, Háv. 40; d. himin, Matth. xvi. 3; harla dimt var af nótt, PasS. II. 1; dimm nótt, a dark night; d. stigr, a dim path, FmS. i. 140; dimt él, a dark storm, Úlf. 7. 63; d. regn, Lex. Poët.; d. dreki, the dusky dragon, Vsp. 66.
- dimmr
- β. of voice, hollow, Ísl. ii. 467; vide the following word.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛘᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Úlf.
- Úlfars-rímur.
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)