Limr

Old Norse Dictionary - limr

Meaning of Old Norse word "limr" in English.

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

limr Old Norse word can mean:

limr
m., gen. limar, pl. limir, acc. limu, limi, SkS. 107 new Ed., as also mod.; [A. S. lim; Engl. limb; Swed.-Dan. lem]:—a limb; á sínum limum, Hom. 126; um nasar eða aðra limu, BS. i. 522; manna-höfuð ok af höggnir limir, FmS. i. 171; limuna, BS. ii. 158, 168; leysa limu sína, Sturl. ii. 90: allit., líf ok limu, life and limb, Eg. 89; er viðr liggr líf eða limir, Gþl. 550; lífs grið ok lima, Eb. 310.
limr
2. metaph., limu Guðs, Mar.; limu Fjándans, Devil’s limb, FmS. viii. 221.
limr
II. a joint of meat; var á brautu einn limr oxans, Ísl. ii. 331; þrjá limu kjöts, Vm. 119; nauta-limir, hálfr fjórði tigr, Dipl. v. 18; limr slátrs, n. G. l. ii. 176.
limr
III. = lim, n.; hvern lim eða kvist þeirrar ræðu, SkS. 568.
limr
COMPDS: limaburðr, limafall, limagrið, limalát, limaljótr, limavöxtr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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