Mar-álmr

Old Norse Dictionary - mar-álmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mar-álmr" in English.

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

mar-álmr
m., qs. marhálmr, ‘sea-straw,’ sea-grass, Bs. i. 594: cp. Hjalt.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
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