Gor-vömb

Old Norse Dictionary - gor-vömb

Meaning of Old Norse word "gor-vömb" (or gor-vǫmb) in English.

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

gor-vömb (gor-vǫmb)
f. the first stomach, Ísl. ii. 375.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gor-vömb may be more accurately written as gor-vǫmb.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

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