Ríma

Old Norse Dictionary - ríma

Meaning of Old Norse word "ríma" in English.

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

ríma Old Norse word can mean:

ríma: u, f., gen. rímna, a rhyme, lay, ballad, and in plur. rímur, an epic consisting of many lays; ríma is the name for the epical paraphrases, which first appear in Icel. about the middle of the 14th century; the Olafs-ríma, Fb. i. 8 sqq., being the first specimen preserved; then Völsungs-rímur, Skíða-ríma, Skáld-Helga-rímur, and then very many others; for almost every Icel. Saga or Romance has been turned into such lays, even the historical books of the Bible.

ríma: COMPDS: rímnabók, rímnaskáld.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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