Lima

Old Norse Dictionary - lima

Meaning of Old Norse word "lima" in English.

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

lima
að, limðir, poët., Edda (in a verse), [limr], to dismember, El. 1, Sturl. ii. 11, Fas. iii. 126; af-lima (q. v.), Bs. ii. 75; lima upp, to rip up, N. G. l. i. 381.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
poët.
poetically.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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