fimbul-
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse fimbul-. Compare German Fimmel (“an iron wedge”) (whence Czech fimol), Swedish fimmelstång (“the handle of a sledgehammer”).
Usage notes
- This prefix is obsolete and was rarely used except in older poetic language.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- fimbulauðn
- fimbulbassi
- fimbulfambari
- fimbulfambi (a mighty fool)
- fimbulfamb (silly talk, gibberish)
- 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
- fimbulvetur (a harsh winter, the great and awful winter preceding the end of the world)
- fimbulvilji
- fimbulþul (the river's roaring)
- fimbulþulur (the great wise man)
See also
- fífl-
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