Vætt-rim

Old Norse Dictionary - vætt-rim

Meaning of Old Norse word "vætt-rim"

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

vætt-rim: or vett-rim, f. [vætt, n.], the ‘lid-ridge,’ i. e. the ridge which runs along the sword blade, leaving a hollow in the middle (in a scythe called smiðreim), Edda (Gl.); tók af oddinn af Hvítingi fyrir framan vettrimina, Korm. 88; sumar á vetrimum, Sdm. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

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