Ím
Old Norse Dictionary - ím
Meaning of Old Norse word "ím"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ím
- n. [no doubt akin to eim in eimyrja, Engl. embers], dust, ashes, embers; hann hreinsar þat skjótt af, þóat nokkut ím hafi á oss dregit af samneyti annarlegs siðferðis, Fms. ii. 261; hann brennir af oss synda ím, Greg. 19, 46; nú tók ím af honum, at hann var sannr propheta, Fms. x. 392.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)