Jarmr

Old Norse Dictionary - jarmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarmr" in English.

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

jarmr: m. [prob. identical with A. S. geomor; Hel. jamar; North. E. yammer; O. H. G. jamar; Germ. jammer, which words are else alien to the Scandin.]:—a bleating, Gullþ. 19; sauða-jarmr, the bleating of sheep, Hrafn. 7; fugls-jarmr, the ‘bleating,’ crying of birds, as the giantess calls the birds’ song, poët., Edda (in a verse), passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Germ.: German.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

poët.: poetically.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

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