Sumbl

Old Norse Dictionary - sumbl

Meaning of Old Norse word "sumbl" in English.

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

sumbl Old Norse word can mean:

sumbl: n. [A. S. symbel; O. H. G. sumbal; prob. a compd from sam and öl)]:—a banquet, symposium; á þat sumbl at sjá, LS. 2: at sumbli, 8, 10; gamban-S., 8; göra S., 65; segja frá sumbli, to tell the news from the banquet, Kormak; nema sumbl = göra sumbl, Hým. 1; Jólna-S. the banquet of the gods, Ht.; kalla S. Suttungs synir, Alm. 35; Suttung svikinn hann lét sumbli frá, Hm. 110.

sumbl: COMPDS: sumblekla, sumblsamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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