Eim-yrja

Old Norse Dictionary - eim-yrja

Meaning of Old Norse word "eim-yrja" in English.

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

eim-yrja: u, f. [Dan. æmmer; Ivar Aasen eimor], embers; in allit. phrases, eldr ok e., Fms. iii. 180, Fas. ii. 75 (in a verse), or eisa ok e.; hann var borinn í eimyrju, Greg. 57; akin to eimr, qs. eim-myrja, a quantity of eimr, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

lit.: literally.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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