Svimma

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svimma

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svimma" in Norwegian.

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

svimma: svimma, v. (svimm, svamm) 1) = svima 1.Fm. VII, 11925. 1239; Barl. 2213 &vl;OT. 6921; þat er margra manna mál,at O. konungr hafi stœyft af sér bryn-jonni sínni í kafi ok sommit síðan tilvinda snekkjonnar OT. 6840; m. sat ásvá góðum hesti, þó at hann laupi 60fjórðunga, ok symmi (&vl legðiz) yfirmikinn fjörð, þá - El. 337; om livløse Ting der flyde ovenpaa Vand eller Væd-ske: gröfin er full af oleo svá at beininsvimma í niðri Heilag. II, 14927. 2) =svima 2; þykkir þat eigi heillegt, athann siti þar við lítil efni, en ek svimmaí fé Snorra Sturl. I, 34512.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᛘᛘᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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