Limaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - limaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "limaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word limaðr can mean:limaðr
- limaðr
- part. [limr], limbed, esp. of the feet, hands; vel, ílla limaðr, Bs. i. 127, Ld. 20, Fms. v. 238, Ó. H. 74; limaðr mjök, with long limbs, Fms. v.. 206.
- limaðr
- II. [lim], branching, Fb. iii. 298.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- part.
- participle.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)