Himbrin
Old Norse Dictionary - himbrin
Meaning of Old Norse word "himbrin"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- himbrin
- mod. himbrimi, m. the ember goose, colymbus glacialis, Edda (Gl.), Eggert Itin.; cp. Norse Hymbern, Faroic imbrim, Shetl. immer.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛘᛒᚱᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Itin.
- Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.