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.)
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