Hömungr

Old Norse Dictionary - hömungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hömungr" (or hǫmungr) in English.

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

hömungr (hǫmungr)
m. = hemingr (q. v.), N. G. L. ii. 511.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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