Ylmask

Old Norse Dictionary - ylmask

Meaning of Old Norse word "ylmask"

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

ylmask
ð, [qs. ylfask or from ólmr?], to chafe, rage; gjarna vilda ek þér legðit eigi fjándskap til mín, eða yðarr kraptr ylmðisk eigi til várrar tignar, Fms. x. 289; þá ylmðisk (ulmþis Cod.) hann í móti, 420 (Ágrip, Mork. 228, l. c.); þá ylmðisk allr herr at móti þeim, Post. (Unger) 220; kalla þeir þetta allt hernað ok rán … en hinir ylmðusk því meirr, Bs. i. 496 (ylmask, ad ‘verða ólmari,’ Sturl. ii. 8, l. c.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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