fimbul-
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Old Norse fimbul- inturn from the Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz. Compare Old English fifel ("mighty, giant, great"), German Fimmel (“an iron wedge”) (whence Czech fimol), Swedish fimmelstång (“the handle of a sledgehammer”).
Prefix[edit]
fimbul-
Usage notes[edit]
- This prefix is obsolete and was rarely used except in older poetic language.
Derived terms[edit]
- fimbulauðn
- fimbulbassi
- fimbulfambari
- fimbulfambi (“a mighty fool”)
- fimbulfrost
- fimbulgaddur
- fimbulharður
- fimbulhaust
- fimbulhögg
- fimbulkaldur
- fimbulkraftur
- fimbulkuldi
- fimbullist
- fimbulljóð (“mighty songs or poems”)
- fimbulmagn
- fimbulrökkur
- fimbulskjalari
- fimbulstorð
- fimbultíð
- fimbultýr (“the mighty god, a great helper”)
- fimbulvatn
- fimbulvilji
- fimbulþul (“the river's roaring”)
- fimbulþulur (“the great wise man”)
See also[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz, doublet of fífl-. Cognate with Old English fifel (“mighty, giant, great”).
Prefix[edit]
fimbul-
Usage notes[edit]
- Only used in mythological contexts such as Fimbulvetr (“Fimbul-winter”) or Fimbulþulr (“Fimbul-thyle, Odin”).
See also[edit]
Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic prefixes
- Icelandic terms with rare senses
- Icelandic poetic terms
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse prefixes
- Old Norse terms with rare senses
- non:Germanic paganism