Hamla

Old Norse Dictionary - hamla

Meaning of Old Norse word "hamla" in English.

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

hamla Old Norse word can mean:

hamla: að, to pull backwards, stern foremost (= láta síga á hömlu); Hákon jarl lét ok h. at landi, FmS. i. 93; höfðu menn hans þá undan hamlat, 174; gátu þeir eigi svá skjótt vikit þó at þeir hamlaði á annat borð en reri á annat, viii. 386; hömluðu þeir skipunum at Norðnesi, Fagrsk. 254; vér skulum sýna þeim sem mestan undanróðr, en vér skulum þó raunar hamla, O. H. L. 69, cp. Þiðr. 61: in mod. usage to paddle with a short oar, turning the face towards the stem.

hamla: 2. metaph. to stop, hinder one, with dat.; nú búask þeir bræðr í burt ok stoðar ekki at h. þeim, FaS. i. 42; hamlaði þat mjök afla Þorgríms, at frændr hans kómu eigi, Eb. 48.

hamla: II. [A. S. hamelan, cp. EngL. to hamstring, O. H. G. hamal-stat = locus supplicii, and Germ. hammel = vervex], to maim, mutilate: with dat. and acc., sumir vóru hamlaðir at höndum eða fótum, Eg. 14; sá er manni hamlaði á hendi eðr á fæti eðr veitti önnur meiðsl, FmS. xi. 226, 298; hann drap suma, suma lét hann hamla, Hkr. i. 258; lét hann suma drepa, suma hamla, en suma rak hann ór landi, Ó. H. 105.

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

Similar entries:

Hamla (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

dat.: dative.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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