Eimr

Old Norse Dictionary - eimr

Meaning of Old Norse word "eimr" in English.

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

eimr Old Norse word can mean:

eimr: m. and eimi, a, m. [this word may be akin to O. H. G. âtam; Germ. athem; Fris. ethma, adema, omma; A. S. âdm,—a Scandin. contracted form would be sounded eim; Dan. em; Norse æm, Ivar Aasen]:—reek, vapour, from fire or embers, different to gufa, steam from boiling; eimr ok reykr, Stj. 58; e. ok aldrnari, vapour and fire, Vsp. 57; eim hratt, vapour gushed out, Orkn. (in a verse); eimr skaut hrími, the vapour sent forth soot, Lex. poët.: when the poets (Edda Gl.) call fire eimr, this can only be in a metaphorical sense; the sword is poët. called eimnir, m. reeking (with blood).

eimr: β. in mod. usage eimr is also used of sound, a faint sound, tune; fyrir sönglistar sætan eim, Bb. 1. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Fris.: Frisian.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

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