Málmr

Old Norse Dictionary - málmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "málmr" in English.

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

málmr Old Norse word can mean:

málmr: m. (prop. malmr); [Ulf. malma = ἄμμος; A. S. mealm, mealm-stân = sandstone; Hel. melm = pulvis; from mala = to grind; cp. Germ. zer-malmen]:—originally sand, as in the Goth. and A. S., but only remaining in local names, as Málm-haugar = Malmö in Sweden.

málmr: II. metal, SkS. 14, 162, FmS. v. 343, 344, x. 284, Rb. 318. Stj. 45, 508, BS. i. 134, passim in old and mod. usage; in the earliest poets chiefly of gold, höfgan málm, the heavy metal, gold, Sighvat; skírr málmr, the bright metal. Akv.; málma fergir, a gold giver, a prince, Lex. Poët.; Gníta heiðar-m., gold, Edda; Rínar rauð-m., the red metal of the Rhine, gold, Bm.: of iron, weapons (?), þar er málmar brustu, Hallfred; Gota-m., the ore of the Goths. armour, FaS. i. 439 (in a verse); Húnlenzkr m., armour, weapons (?), Hornklofi; Vala-m., Welsh or foreign ore, treasures, FaS. iii. (in a verse): the battle is málma-skúr, -galdr, -hjaldr; as also málm-flaug, -dynr, -hríð, -regn, -róg, -þing, -þrima, = a clash of weapons: málm-gautr, -Óðinn, -rjóðr, -runnr, = a warrior, see Lex. Poët.

málmr: COMPDS: málmhlið, málmlogi, málmpottr, málmæðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Goth.: Gothic.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

mod.: modern.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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