Simili

Old Norse Dictionary - simili

Meaning of Old Norse word "simili"

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

simili
n., Þiðr. 73; similia, u, f., Stj. 118, 621, v. l.; simili-brauð, n., Þiðr. 358; similus-brauð, id., Stj. 293, 560: [from Lat. simila; mid. H. G. semele; Germ. semmel]:—flour for bread; not used in good Icel. and obsolete.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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