Chimeri

Norn

FWOTD – 18 June 2013

Alternative forms

• chimeri
• Chimrie

Etymology

From Old Norse himinríki, from himinn (“sky; heaven”) + ríki (“realm”).

Noun

Chimeri

1. (religion) heaven
   • 1879, George Low, Joseph Anderson, A tour through the islands of Orkney and Schetland containing hints relative to their ancient modern and natural history collected in 1774, Kirkwall, page 105:

     “Fy vor o er i Chimeri. […]

     “Our father who is in heaven. […]