Ilmr

Old Norse Dictionary - ilmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ilmr" in English.

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

ilmr
m., spelt hilmr in Hom. 28, Fms. x. 241; hirmr in Sks. 632 B:—a sweet smell; ilm af eplum ok grasi, Rb. 346; dýrðligr ilmr, Fb. ii. 375; himneskr ilmr, Orkn. 174; daun en eigi ilm, Anecd. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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