Hvimsa

Old Norse Dictionary - hvimsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvimsa" in English.

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

hvimsa: adj. [cp. hvima], blank, discomfitted, Grág. ii. 55, Fas. iii. 290: freq. in mod. usage, and proncd. hvumsa.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

proncd.: pronounced.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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