Hjóm

Old Norse Dictionary - hjóm

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjóm" in English.

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

hjóm
n. [cp. Ulf. hjuhma = οχλος; akin to hé- in hégámi], any froth-like substance, e. g. the frothy film of half-thawed ice and water.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

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