Farmr

Old Norse Dictionary - farmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "farmr" in English.

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

farmr: m. a fare, freight, cargo, Jb. 411, Eg. 129, Band. 5, Fms. iv. 259, Grág. ii. 395: metaph. a load in general, vide Lex. Poët.: in the Edda, Odin is Farma-guð and Farma-týr, m. the god and helper of loads,—he also was invoked bv sailors; skips-f., a ship’s freight: viðar-f., timbr-f., korn-f., hey-f., etc., a load of wood, timber, corn, hay, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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