Limhlaupa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - limhlaupa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "limhlaupa" in Norwegian.

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

limhlaupa: limhlaupa, adj. skrækslagen; hitti þá harðla limhlaupa (= lat. invenit eos semineces)Heilag. II, 4094 fg 25; þat verðr yðrstundum, at þér látit mikilliga, en þáer ríkra manna orð koma til yðar, þáeru þér þegar limhlaupa Sturl. I, 1224;þeir Hörgdœlir höfðu orðit svá lim-hlaupa við Guðmund, at þeir sendumenn vestr til Hóla á fund Brandsbiskups ok báðu, at hann kœmi vestanok kœmi griðum á með þeim Sturl.I, 1569.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᛘᚼᛚᛆᚢᛕᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

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