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irmen

  • adjective
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Grammar
irmen, yrmen ; adj.
A word occurring mostly as a prefix with the idea of greatness, universality. In the following passages it occurs independently
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  • Faraþ geond ealne yrmenne grund

    go through the whole earth,

    • Exon. 14 b
    • ;
    • Th. 30, 18
    • ;
    • Cri. 481
    • .
  • Ofer ealne yrmenne grund,

    • 66 a
    • ;
    • Th. 213, 14
    • ;
    • Jul. 10.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. irmin-
:
Icel. jörmun-, e. g. jörmungrund the earth.
See Grmm. D. M. 104-7 : 325, sqq.].
Similar entries
v. eormen-.
Linked entries
v.  eormen.
Full form

Word-wheel

  • irmen, adj.