Rimma

Old Norse Dictionary - rimma

Meaning of Old Norse word "rimma"

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

rimma
u, f. a battle, tumult, fray; í þeirri rimmu ráku þeir Símon á braut, Clem. 37; í þeirri rimmu fékk hann fjögur sár, Sturl. iii. 30, Lex. Poët., freq. in mod. usage; ógna-hörð var r., Úlf. 7. 96. Rimmu-gýgr, f. ‘battle-ogre,’ the name of Skarpheðin’s battle-axe, Nj.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Úlf.
Úlfars-rímur.
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