Vermi

Old Norse Dictionary - vermi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vermi" in English.

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

vermi: a, m. warmth; án verma eðr yl, Sks. 210 E; leita sér verma Nj. 267; hafa verma af eldinum, Eb. 100 new Ed., v. l. 9; hann skyldi eigi kala eptir þann verma er hann hafði fengit af reiðinni, Art. 15; at hann mætti fá verma af hennar heitu hörundi, Stj. 548; vermis-steinn, a ‘warming stone,’ kept to warm milk and the like, see Lv. ch. 21 (cp. höfðu hvárki á því kveldi ljós né steina, Eb. ch. 54).

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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