Skími
Old Norse Dictionary - skími
Meaning of Old Norse word "skími"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skími
- a, m. [Ulf. skeima = φανή, John xviii. 3; Germ. schimmer; A. S. scîma; Engl. shimmer]:—a gleam of light; nokkurir skímar af hennar geislum, SkS. 205; at af þeim geisli þessi skími, 206; með bleikum skíma, 627; leiðir fram dökkvan skíma, 229 B.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)