[2] rimr: A hap. leg. Perhaps related to the name of a Norwegian river (Rygh 1904, 192), New Norw. Rømua < ON Rima (in Old Norse found only in compounds, e.g. Rimudalum, Rimulandir; see also ÍO: Rim(u)r), a tributary of Glomma in eastern Norway.
References
- Bibliography
- ÍO = Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.
- Rygh, Oluf. 1904. Norske elvenavne. Efter offentlig foranstaltning utgivne med tilføiede forklaringer af K. Rygh. Kristiania (Oslo): Cammermeyer.