Beimar

Old Norse Dictionary - beimar

Meaning of Old Norse word "beimar" in English.

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

beimar
m. pl. [etym. uncertain], poët. men, heroes, the followers of king Beimi, according to Edda 109; it is more likely that it is a relation to Engl. beam, beaming, and means illustrious, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
etym.
etymology.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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