Ím

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ím

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ím" in Norwegian.

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

ím
ím, n. Støv eller hvad der lægger sig saa-ledes over en Ting, at den derved for-dunkles, besmittes; þerði spámaðr ím(Vulg. pulverem, &vl mold jvf Stj.60834) af andliti sér Stj. 6096 (1 Kong.20, 41); hann hreinsar þat skjótt afmeð sínum góðvilja, þó at nökkut ímhafa á oss dregit af samneyti annar-ligs siðferðis Flat. I, 45733 (Fm. II,261); því meirr másk synda ím, semhjarta manns glóar meirr í ástar eldiLeif. 8115; brenndi hann synda ím afsér Leif. 8113; guð kallast eldr því,at hann brennir af oss synda ím Leif.325 (jvf Homil. 9110).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛘ
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:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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