Hvimleiðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvimleiðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvimleiðr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hvimleiðr: hvimleiðr, adj. forhadt, afskyet (jvf hvar-leiðr?); forað ek heiti (sagde tröllkonan),fœdd var ek norðarla hraust í Hrafns-eyju, hvimleið búmönnum Fld. II,12718; þú skalt ok vera hvimleið öllumbæði tröllum ok mönnum Fld. II, 1526;öllum var hann hvimleiðr Grett. 772.Ordet maa være d. s. s. gsv. hvemledær,hvorom se Rydqv. II, 504 n; Schlyter296 b; M. B. Richert. i Nord. Tidsskr.for Filologi og Pæd., ny Række, IV,6-22. Jvf. ogsaa Folkespr. kvemleida,kvemleide Aasen 405 b.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᛘᛚᚽᛁᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

f.: Feminin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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