Lim

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lim

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lim" in Norwegian.

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

lim
lim, n. coll. det fine Ris paa Grenene af et Træ, som bærer dettes Løv, = limar(af lim f.). Grág. 47513. 17; var sá vöndrþegar fagr af blóma, ok skjótt komdúfa or lopti yfir lim vandarins Mar.1621 (356) jvf 167 (35528); hann lætrsnúa liminu hvers trés út af borginni,at engi mátti skjóta upp í borginaFlat. II, 12430; neðarliga af furunnistóð einn kvistr mjór ok tók í limitupp Fld. III, 3326; eldrinn, sem kveiktrer i þurru limi Fm. VII, 3728; lékeldrinn skjótt tjörgaða spónu innaní keröldum, en er loganum sló uppor keröldunum, festi brátt í limit, erþeir höfðu breitt undir virkit Flat. I,11224 jvf 12.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᛘ
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:

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

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