Gimli
Old Norse Dictionary - gimli
Meaning of Old Norse word "gimli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gimli
- a heavenly abode, sal sá hón standa sólu fegra gulli þakðan á Gimli, Vsp. 63; it occurs only there, whence it came into Edda 12; even the gender is uncertain, whether n. or perhaps better dat. of a masc. gimill = himill = himin, n. heaven.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛘᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- masc.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)