Hand-vömm

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-vömm

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-vömm" (or hand-vǫmm) in English.

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

hand-vömm (hand-vǫmm)
f. ‘hand-slip,’ maladroitness, clownishness, blundering, Grág. i. 383, N. G. l. i. 22, 25, Gþl. 501, Js. 121.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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