Hvima
Old Norse Dictionary - hvima
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvima"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvima
- að, [cp. Engl. whim], to wander with the eyes, of a fugitive look, as of one frightened or silly, Mork. 108; hvirna og skirna í allar áttir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)