Gymbr

Old Norse Dictionary - gymbr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gymbr" in English.

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

gymbr: f., pl. gymbrar, [North. E. and Scot. gimmer], a ewe lamb of a year old; g. sú er lamb leiðir, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 147, Stj. 516, (one MS. spells gimbr, which is also the mod. spelling, but false); lamb-gymbr, Grág. i. 502. gymbr-lamb or gymbrar-lamb, n. a gimmer lamb, Gullþ. 19, Stj. 129.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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