Álma
Old Norse Dictionary - álmaMeaning of Old Norse word "álma" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- álma
- u, f., gener. a prong, fluke of an anchor, or the like, as cognom., Fms. v. 63:—properly perh. a branch of an elm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cognom.
- cognomen.
- f.
- feminine.
- gener.
- generally.
- m.
- masculine.
- nom.
- nominative.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)