Saumr

Old Norse Dictionary - saumr

Meaning of Old Norse word "saumr" in English.

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

saumr Old Norse word can mean:

saumr: m. [Engl. seam; Dan.-Swed. söm], a seam, of cloth, freq. in mod. usage.

saumr: 2. plur. saumar, needle-work, sewing; sitja at saumum, of a lady, Orkn. 182, Vígl. 28, Dropl. 4; setjask til sauma, Fas. iii. 104.

saumr: COMPDS: saumakona, saumaskapr, saumastofa.

saumr: II. a nail, esp. of a ship, n. G. l. i. 202; saum þarftú ok mikinn á skip at hafa, Sks. 30; var engi saumr í, Fms. vii. 216; slá saum, Fb. i. 433 (of ship-building); rærnar á sauminum, 673. 60; skip-s., hnoð-s., rek-s.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

esp.: especially.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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