Yrða

gim

nafnorð, hvorugkyn

Merkingar

n. [in A. S. gim is masc., and so it seems to be used in Vkv. 5; A. S. gim from Lat. gemma]:—in poetry a gem, a jewel; the sun is called fagr-gim, the fair gem; gims gerðr, a lady, Lex. Poët.

  1. 2.

    in poets metaph. fire, Edda (Gl.): never used in prose.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

n.
hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
masc.
karlkyn (e. masculine)
Lat.
Latin.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Tilvitnuð rit

Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)