Dimmr

Old Norse Dictionary - dimmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dimmr" in English.

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

dimmr Old Norse word can mean:

dimmr
adj. [A. S. and Engl. dim], dim, dark, dusky; d. ok dökt ský, a dim and dark sky, FmS. xi. 136; verða dimt fyrir augum, to see dimly, esp. of sudden changes from darkness to light, iii. 217; var dimt hit neðra, dark below, Háv. 40; d. himin, Matth. xvi. 3; harla dimt var af nótt, PasS. II. 1; dimm nótt, a dark night; d. stigr, a dim path, FmS. i. 140; dimt él, a dark storm, Úlf. 7. 63; d. regn, Lex. Poët.; d. dreki, the dusky dragon, Vsp. 66.
dimmr
β. of voice, hollow, Ísl. ii. 467; vide the following word.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Úlf.
Úlfars-rímur.
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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