Hvimsa
Old Norse Dictionary - hvimsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvimsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvimsa
- adj. [cp. hvima], blank, discomfitted, Grág. ii. 55, Fas. iii. 290: freq. in mod. usage, and proncd. hvumsa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛘᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)