Glámr

Old Norse Dictionary - glámr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glámr" in English.

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

glámr: m. a poët. name of the moon, Edda (Gl.):—the name of a ghost in Grett. S., see the famous ghost story in that Saga, ch. 34–37; the word is interesting on account of its identity with Scot. glamour, which shews that the tale of Glam was common to Scotland and Iceland, and thus much older than Grettir (of the year 1014, cp. glam = a ghastly-looking man, Ivar Aasen). glám-sýni, f. (in mod. usage also glám-skygni, f. and glám-skygn, adj.), ‘glam-sight,’ glamour, illusion, Grett. 115 A, Sturl. i. 179, Stj. 401. Judges ix. 36, Ölk. 36 (blunder), Þorst. Síðu H. 178: Icel. also say, glám-bekkr, m., in the phrase, að fleygja e-u á glámbekk, to throw a thing on the ‘glamour-bench,’ i. e. to fling it carelessly about where it can be taken by any one, or lost. glám-blesóttr, adj. a horse with a moon-shaped blaze on the forehead. Gláma, u, f. the name of a glacier.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Þorst. Síðu H.: Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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