Lómr

Old Norse Dictionary - lómr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lómr" in English.

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

lómr Old Norse word can mean:

lómr: m. [Shetl. loom], the loon, ember-goose, columbus arcticus, Edda (Gl.), Eggert Itin.; metaph. from the cry of these birds, a cry, lamentation; cp. bar-lómr: in local names, Lóma-gnúpr, Nj.

lómr: II. meanness; lómi beittr, Ýt.; ala lóm, Hallfred.

lómr: COMPDS: lómbragð, lómgeðr, lómhugaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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