Drómundr

Old Norse Dictionary - drómundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "drómundr" in English.

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

drómundr: m. a kind of ship of war (for. word), [Gr. δρόμων; mid. Lat. dromon; O. H. G. drahemond], Orkn. 358 sqq., Fms. vii. 3: a nickname, Grett.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.: foreign.

Gr.: Greek.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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

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