Víma
Old Norse Dictionary - víma
Meaning of Old Norse word "víma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víma
- u, f. [cp. vim], giddiness, hesitation, (in Sturl. ii. 54 for vímur read vámur); öl-vima, giddiness from drink, Fél. x.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)