Hrím
Old Norse Dictionary - hrím
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrím"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hrím can mean:hrím
- hrím
- n. [A. S. hrîm; Engl. rime; Dan. rim-frost; cp. Germ. reif]:—rime, hoar frost, Edda 4, Vþm. 31, Korm. (in a verse), FmS. vi. 23 (in a verse), Merl. 1. 51, freq. in mod. usage.
- hrím
- COMPDS: hrímdrif, Hrímfaxi, hrímfextr, hrímfrosinn, hrímsteinar, Hrímþursar.
- hrím
- II. the black soot on a kettle, ketil-hrím.
- hrím
- COMPDS: Hrímgerðr, hrímkaldr, hrímkalkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Merl.
- Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)