Líma

Old Norse Dictionary - líma

Meaning of Old Norse word "líma" in English.

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

líma Old Norse word can mean:

líma: að, to lime with mortar; til steinsmíðar, at sníða, líma, ok niðr setja, Fms. xi. 428.

líma: 2. to glue; líma skegg við, höku sér, Fb. i. 130; hann lét líma ok búa öll blöðin niðr í kjölinn, Ísl. ii. 460, Flóv. 33 (of a shield): gramm., Skálda 170 (of two letters joined together, such as æ),

líma: II. reflex. to cleave to, Stj. 292.

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:

gramm.: grammar.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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