Íma
Old Norse Dictionary - íma
Meaning of Old Norse word "íma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íma
- u, f. = ím; elds íma, embers, Harms. 39: poët. a she-wolf, from the ember-like colour (?), Edda (Gl.): a giantess, id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)