Ilma
Old Norse Dictionary - ilma
Meaning of Old Norse word "ilma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ilma
- ð, (irma, Sks. 633 B), to smell sweet; þú ilmir alla, Hom. 153; ilmdi allskonar sætum grösum, Str. 69: to scent, þeir megu eigi ilma af aldininu, Rb. 346; þefja ok ilma, Anecd. 4: part. ilmandi, sweet-smelling, ilma grös, Sks. 48, 633, passim in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anecd.
- Anecdoton. (H. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)