Hvima

Old Norse Dictionary - hvima

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvima" in English.

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

hvima
að, [cp. Engl. whim], to wander with the eyes, of a fugitive look, as of one frightened or silly, Mork. 108; hvirna og skirna í allar áttir.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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