Lima
Old Norse Dictionary - lima
Meaning of Old Norse word "lima"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lima
- að, limðir, poët., Edda (in a verse), [limr], to dismember, El. 1, Sturl. ii. 11, Fas. iii. 126; af-lima (q. v.), Bs. ii. 75; lima upp, to rip up, N. G. l. i. 381.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- poët.
- poetically.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- El.
- Elis Saga. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)