Hvimsi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvimsi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvimsi" in Norwegian.

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

hvimsi
hvimsi, adj. sløv, forsømmelig, uagtsom, saa at man forholder sig saaledes ligeover for en Sag, som om den var enuvedkommende; ef maðr er svá vættiskvaddr, at hann heyrir eigi á kvöðhins, eða verðr hvimsi við, þótt hannheyri Grág. 32815; gékk Hrolfr síðanburt, en Vilhjalmr varð mjök hvimsivið dvs. tog sig Sagen kun lidet nær, Fld. III, 29020.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᛘᛋᛁ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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