Seimr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - seimr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "seimr" in Norwegian.

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

seimr: seimr, m. 1) Voxkage som er fyldt med Honning, lat. favus (jvf kv. sima, se Castrén Finsk Mythologi s. 97. 105).Stj. 209 fg; sœtari eru mál þín -heldr en seimr ok hunang (= Vulg.super mel et favum) Bp. I, 1031 (Ps. 19, 10); ogsaa om selve Honningen:hunangligr seimr orða framburðarinsMar. 1788; berandi með sér sœtliganseim sem þrifit býflygi til býstokksheilagrar kirkju Bp. I, 24016; snildok seimr varranna Æf. 245. 2) poet. Benævnelse paa Guldet, Kostbarheder (se Lex. poet.); rautt gull er seimrÞ.Jón. 1116 jvf 13. Jvf. hunangseimr.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛁᛘᚱ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

poet.: poetisk.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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