Hampr

Old Norse Dictionary - hampr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hampr" in English.

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

hampr: m. [this word, like all words in mp (np), is of for. origin; cp. Gr. κάνναβις, whence Lat. cannabis; Germ. hanf; Engl. hemp; Dan. hamp: it scarcely occurs before the middle of the 13th century; hörr, q. v., is the genuine northern word]:—hemp, Sks. 287, H. E. i. 395, n. G. l. ii. 355.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

for.: foreign.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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