Höm

Old Norse Dictionary - höm

Meaning of Old Norse word "höm" (or hǫm) in English.

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

höm (hǫm): f., gen. hamar, [A. S. and Engl. ham], the ham or haunch of a horse; Grettir hljóp undir hömina á hesti sínum, Grett. 108; kom á hömina hestinum, Karl. 124; skjóta þeir upp höminni allir í senn, Od. xiii. 83; standa í höm = hama, q. v., of horses in a tempest.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

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