Kám

Old Norse Dictionary - kám

Meaning of Old Norse word "kám" in English.

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

kám
n. [West Engl. keem = scum on cider; Germ. kahm, kahn, keim], grime, film of dirt, kám-leitr, adj. grimy in the face, kámugr, adj. ‘keamy,’ grimed.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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