Lim-hlaupa

Old Norse Dictionary - lim-hlaupa

Meaning of Old Norse word "lim-hlaupa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lim-hlaupa
adj., prop. of a horse = bógsiga, wrung in the withers: metaph. cowed, prostrate, þér látið mikilliga, en þegar ríkra manna orð koma til yðar, þá eru þér þegar limhlaupa, Sturl. i. 14; þeir Hörgdælir vóru orðnir svá limhlaupa fyrir Guðmundi, at …, 163.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛘ-ᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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