Amma

Old Norse Dictionary - amma

Meaning of Old Norse word "amma" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

amma: u, f. [cp. afi], grandmother; now in freq. use, but rarely in the Sagas, which use föður-móðir and móður-móðir, Hým. 7, Rm. 16, Edda 109, Nj. 119, Ld. 328. In compds, ömmu-bróðir, ömmu-systir, etc.; lang-amma, u, f. is a great-grandmother. [In Germ. amme means a nurse.]

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛘᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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