Grimmr
Old Norse Dictionary - grimmrMeaning of Old Norse word "grimmr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
grimmr Old Norse word can mean:
- grimmr
- adj. [A. S., Engl., and Hel. grim; Dan. grim = ugly; in old Icel. writers this word implies the notion of ferocity, sternness, wrath, but not of wanton cruelty, and seldom of ugliness as in Engl., Dan., etc.]:—grim, stern, horrible, dire, sore; grimmt er fall frænda at telja, ‘tis grim to tell of a kinsman’s death, Stor. 10; grimt várumk hlið, a sore gap it was to me, 6; gráta grimmum tárum, to weep grim, bitter tears, Hkv. 2. 43; fimm grimmar nætr five grim, miserable nights, Korm. 184 (in a verse); grimm orð, lamentation, Gh. 1; hugðak mér grimt í svefni, I had a fearful dream, Bkv. 16.
- grimmr
- 2. stern, savage, Lat. ferox; hón var allra kvenna grimmust ok skaphörðust, Nj. 147; ákafa-maðr mikill í skapi, grimmr, úþýðr ok fátálr, FmS. i. 19; glaðmælt, undirhyggju-maðr mikill, ok hin grimmasta, 20; fyllask ens grimmasta hugar, to be filled with rage, 623. 25; g. híðbjörn, a grim bear, Grett. 100.
- grimmr
- 3. with dat. wroth; svá var hón orðin grimm Brjáni konungi, at …, she hated him so much, that …, Nj. 269; hence in poët. phrases, baugum, vellum grimmr, fé-grimmr, hodd-g., hating, wasting gold, munificent, Lex. poët.: neut., með grimmü, grimly, FmS. ii. 9; gjalda e-t grimmu, to take grim revenge, 223.
- grimmr
- II. metaph.,
- grimmr
- 1. with the notion of ugly, hideous; ljótt andlit ok grimmt ok andstygt mannligu kyni, SkS. 539, (rare.)
- grimmr
- 2. piercing, of cold; svá sem kalt stóð af Niflheimi ok allir hlutir grimmir, Edda 4.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛘᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- dat.
- dative.
- neut.
- neuter.
- poët.
- poetically.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bkv.
- Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Gh.
- Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
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