Tyrma
Old Norse Dictionary - tyrma
Meaning of Old Norse word "tyrma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tyrma
- d, qs. tyrfa? (rm = rf), prop. to pelt (?), only used in metaph. phrase, þat tyrmir yfir e-n, to be overwhelmed, from ailment or evil.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- qs.
- quasi.