Ómr

Old Norse Dictionary - ómr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ómr" in English.

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

ómr: m. [A. S. woma and wom and dæg-woma = aurora], sound, voice, esp. of a tinkling sound such as a peal of bells heard afar off; klingir mér fyrir eyrum ómr, a sound tinkles in my ears, Bjarni; held eg sem helgan dóm, hörpunnar sætan óm, a ditty: the word is freq. in mod. usage, but is not recorded in old writers, for Edda i. 544, v. l., is from a paper MS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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