Ör-kumla

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-kumla

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-kumla" (or ǫr-kumla) in English.

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

ör-kumla Old Norse word can mean:

ör-kumla (ǫr-kumla): að, to maim; hann barði á tvær hendr ok örkumlaði menn, Lv. 103.

ör-kumla (ǫr-kumla): 2. part. maimed, disfigured, disabled; hón kvaðsk eigi vilja eiga Bersa örkumlaðan, Korm. 134; ö. var aulinn stór, Skíða R.; vil ek eigi lengr berjask við þik örkumlaðan mann, Ísl. ii. 269.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-kumla may be more accurately written as ǫr-kumla.

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

Abbreviations used:

v.: vide.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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