Glaumr

Old Norse Dictionary - glaumr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glaumr" in English.

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

glaumr Old Norse word can mean:

glaumr: m. [glam, cp. Scot. glamer = noise], a merry noise, esp. at a banquet; var þar inn at heyra glaumr mikill, Ld. 170; glaum ok hornaskol, Eb. 28; sat við drykkju, þar var g. mikill, Eg. 303; glaumr mikill ok fjölmenni, Fms. xi. 108; g. ok gleði, Sturl. i. 23, 24, Fms. iv. 48; gný ok glaum herliðsins, Hkr. iii. 65: freq. in mod. usage, g. heimsins, g. veraldar, the noise and bustle of the world, Vídal.

glaumr: 2. in old poetry joy, merriment; glaums andvana, cheerless, Gkv. 2. 41; bella glaumi, 29; manna g., joy (society) of men, Skm. 34; glaumr þverr, the cheer (the heart) sinks, Glúm. 339 (in a verse).

glaumr: β. a lusty crowd of men; val-glaumr, a host of warriors, Gm. 21.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

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