Hömlu-barði

Old Norse Dictionary - hömlu-barði

Meaning of Old Norse word "hömlu-barði" (or hǫmlu-barði) in English.

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

hömlu-barði (hǫmlu-barði)
a, m. a dub. απ. λεγ.; má þat ríki kalla hömlu-barða eða auðnar óðal, Sks. 333: the word is prob. taken from a ship defeated in a fight and pulling or drifting stern foremost.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
dub.
dubious.
m.
masculine.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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