Ómi

Old Norse Dictionary - ómi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ómi" in English.

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

ómi
a, m. one of the names of Odin or Allfather, Gm., Edda: a personification of the wind as the voice of God (cp. 1 Kings xix. 12, God speaking to man through the ‘still small voice’ of the wind).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
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