Þermlask

Old Norse Dictionary - þermlask

Meaning of Old Norse word "þermlask" in English.

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

þermlask: að, [qs. þerflask, from þarfr, with m = f], to lack, miss, want; with gen., þá er maðr þermlask síns gripar, Grág. ii. 190; hluti þá er þat bú má þermlaz, 43 (þarnask, v. l.); láta e-n þ. handa ok fóta, Sighvat: with dat., allt mál þat er þermlask alþýðligu orðtaki, a phrase not in popular use, i. e. an obsolete phrase, Skálda 199: vvith acc., at engi hlutr þermliz þær báðar, Greg. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

gen.: genitive.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary