Aumka

Old Norse Dictionary - aumka

Meaning of Old Norse word "aumka" in English.

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

aumka: að, to bewail, to complain, esp. in the impers. phrase, a. sik, to feel compassion for, Bær. II, Al. 10, Róm. 182, Bret. 98, Fagrsk. ch. 34; now freq. used in reflex., aumkast yfir e-t, to pity.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pers.: person.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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