Kimbla

Old Norse Dictionary - kimbla

Meaning of Old Norse word "kimbla" in English.

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

kimbla
að, to truss up; at k. yðrum vandræðum á mínar áhyggjur, to make your troubles into a truss with my cares, Fms. viii. 20, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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