Skrimsl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skrimsl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skrimsl" in Norwegian.

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

skrimsl
skrimsl, n. 1) rædsomt Syn eller Fore- stilling; sjá megu þeir (djöflar) skap-ast í hugrenningu skrimsl þau, es þeirkasta í hug mönnum, þvíat þegarskyggva nekkverr synda myrkr andarljós Elucid. 6022 (10612); bar fjándinnslík skrimsl fyrir hana Mar. 10927. 2) Spøgelse, "Skrømt"; svá skjótt semhann sér hann, flýr hann brott íræddr,þí at hann hyggr, at skrimsl sé Thom.804; þetta man hafa verit skrimsl eneigi maðr Mar. 11813. 3) vidunderlig Skabning, som man ikke let kan se udenat gribes af Forfærdelse; hann œrðistat skrimsli nökkuru Bp. I, 17023; hlupuallir upp ok lutu því skrimsli Flat. II,1919; skrimsl þau, er þar vafra í höfumumhverfis Kgs. 1824; þat skrimsl hefirok sýnzk mikit ok hræðiligt Kgs. 3917;sem penturinn skrifaði þetta skrimsl(nl. fjándann) Mar. 117415.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛘᛋᛚ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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