Kremja

Old Norse Dictionary - kremja

Meaning of Old Norse word "kremja" in English.

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

kremja: pres. kom, pl. kremjum; pret. kramði; part. kramiðr, kramdr, kraminn; [mid. H. G. krimme; see kröm, kramr]:—to squeeze, bruise; hann kramði hold af beinum, Fas. iii. 348, passim,—esp. of berries, grapes, or juicy things:—reflex. to be pinched, to pine, from a wasting sickness, margir krömðusk lengi þeir er lifðu, Fms. viii. 443; eitt sinn kom þar sótt mikil á bæ þeirra, ok krömðust margir lengi, Ísl. ii. 274.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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