Geimi
Old Norse Dictionary - geimi
Meaning of Old Norse word "geimi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geimi
- a, m., mod. geimr, m., poët. the main, the sea, Edda (Gl.); skaut jörð ór geima, Edda Ht. 13: in mod. usage geimr means a vast empty space; himin-geimr, the universe, the air, ether; háfa skilr hnetti himingeimr, Jónas 167: the popular phrase, spyrja e-n útí alla heima og geima, to speer (ask) freely about everything.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Jónas
- Jónas Hallgrímsson.