Vimur

Old Norse Dictionary - vimur

Meaning of Old Norse word "vimur"

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

vimur
f., gen. Vimrar, [cp. Germ. wimmern], the name of a myth. river, Edda 60, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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