Dimma

Old Norse Dictionary - dimma

Meaning of Old Norse word "dimma" in English.

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

dimma Old Norse word can mean:

dimma: 1. d, (but dinimaðisk, Fb. i. 91; dimmat, part., Mar.):—to become dim; neut. or impers., um kveldit er d. tók, when it began to grow dark, Fms. viii. 305; dimmir af nótt, the night darkens, iii. 135: also of clouds, to grow dark (of a gale, storm); þá hvesti ok dimdi í fjörðinn, Espol. Árb. 1768.

dimma: 2. u, f. dimness, darkness, esp. of clouds, nightfall; seglið bar í fjarðar-dimmuna, Espol. Árb. l. c.: metaph. gloom, Pass. 4. ii; the phrase, dimmu dregr á e-t, it becomes clouded, looks threatening, Band. 10.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

neut.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pers.: person.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l. c.: loco citato.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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