Hlymja

Old Norse Dictionary - hlymja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlymja" in English.

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

hlymja
pret. hlumði, pres. hlymr, to dash, Hým. 24; sær hlymr, the sea dashes against the boards, Edda 100 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
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