Aumr

Old Norse Dictionary - aumr

Meaning of Old Norse word "aumr" in English.

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

aumr Old Norse word can mean:

aumr: adj. [Ulf. has arms = miser; Dan. and Swed. öm], seems with all its compounds to be a Scandin. word. It originally probably meant sore, aching, touchy, tender. In mod. Icel. it is sometimes used in this sense, in Dan. and Swed. only = sore, and metaph. tender.

aumr: 2. metaph. poorly, miserable, unhappy; styrkstú, aumr, strengthen thyself, wretched man, Orkn. 153, Hom. 15, 16, Th. 6, 16: in a bad sense = armr, Fms. ix. 414.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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