Hömlu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hömlu-maðr

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

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

hömlu-maðr (hǫmlu-maðr)
m. a Norse term answering to Icel. há-seti, an oarsman, sailor, N. G. l. i. 99.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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