Stamr

Old Norse Dictionary - stamr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stamr" in English.

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

stamr Old Norse word can mean:

stamr: or stammr, adj. [A. S. stamor], stammering; þá varð hann svá stammr, FmS. i. 282; sjá maðr varð svá stamr at ekki nam, x. 279; annar hét Þorviðr stammi, hann fékk eigi mælt þrem orðum lengra samt, Ó. H. 87.

stamr: 2. wet, damp, so as not to go on smoothly, of gloves, socks, or the like, cp. glý-stamr (q. v.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

S.: Saga.

cp.: compare.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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