Glymr

Old Norse Dictionary - glymr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glymr" in English.

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

glymr
m. a clash, plashing, Edda 110, Skálda 169: freq. in poët. compds, esp. of wind or waves, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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