Lami

Old Norse Dictionary - lami

Meaning of Old Norse word "lami" in English.

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

lami: or lama, adj. [A. S. lam; Engl. lame; O. H. G. lâm; Germ. lahm]:—a lame person; liggja lami, Hom. 116; lama eðr vanheilir, FmS. ii. 225; skakkr eða lami, 656 B. 7: maimed, Grág. ii. 286: metaph. paralysed, Hom. 12: fót-lami, foot-lame.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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