"fimbul-" meaning in Icelandic

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Prefix

Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|fimbul-}} Old Norse fimbul-, {{der|is|gem-pro|*fimbulaz|*fimfilaz}} Proto-Germanic *fimfilaz, {{cog|ang|fifel}} Old English fifel, {{cog|de|Fimmel|t=an iron wedge}} German Fimmel (“an iron wedge”), {{cog|cs|fimol}} Czech fimol, {{cog|sv|fimmelstång|t=the handle of a sledgehammer}} Swedish fimmelstång (“the handle of a sledgehammer”) Head templates: {{head|is|prefix}} fimbul-
  1. (rare, poetic) mighty, great Tags: morpheme, poetic, rare Related terms: fífl-
    Sense id: en-fimbul--is-prefix-IH3xWRxH Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: fimbulauðn, fimbulbassi, fimbulfambari, fimbulfambi (english: a mighty fool), fimbulfrost, fimbulgaddur, fimbulharður, fimbulhaust, fimbulhögg, fimbulkaldur, fimbulkraftur, fimbulkuldi, fimbullist, fimbulljóð (english: mighty songs or poems), fimbulmagn, fimbulrökkur, fimbulskjalari, fimbulstorð, fimbultíð, fimbultýr (english: the mighty god, a great helper), fimbulvatn, fimbulvilji, fimbulþul (english: the river's roaring), fimbulþulur (english: the great wise man)
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