fimbul-
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse fimbul-. Compare German Fimmel (“an iron wedge”) (whence Czech fimol), Swedish fimmelstång (“the handle of a sledgehammer”).
Prefix
fimbul-
Usage notes
- This prefix is obsolete and was rarely used except in older poetic language.
Derived terms
- 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”)