Grimmask

Old Norse Dictionary - grimmask

Meaning of Old Norse word "grimmask"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

grimmask
d, (and að, Háv. 39), dep. to chafe, be furious; g. móti Guði, Fms. viii. 240; g. upp á heilaga kirkju, Thom. 6 (Ed.); hann byrsti sik ok grimmisk mjök (of a wild bear), Finnb. 248, Mar. 563; útan Þorbjörn, hann grimmask við hann fyrir allt saman, Háv. l. c.; hvárt mun þín reiði grimmask í gegn öllum mönnum, Stj. 329; grimmask á e-n, to rage against one, Pr. 402.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛘᛘᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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