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ilmur.

fragrance, aroma, perfume (pleasant scent)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɪlmʏr]
  1. fragrance, aroma, perfume (pleasant scent)

    masculine · no-plural
    mildur/sætur/höfugur ilmur
    ilmur af
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ilmr. Further origin unknown. Maybe related to dialectal Norwegian ulme (“to mould”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ilm (“fragrance, scent”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.