Tamr

Old Norse Dictionary - tamr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tamr" in English.

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

tamr Old Norse word can mean:

tamr: töm, tamt, adj.; [A. S. tam; Engl. tame; O. H. G. zam, etc.; see temja]:—used in Icel. mostly in the sense of ready; þat varð tamast sem í æskunni hafði numit, Grett. 150; allskonar leikar er tíðir ok tamir vóru, Karl. 482; emk-at ek tamr at samna skrökvi, Ó. H. (in a verse); víg-tamr, val-tamr, Veg-tamr, gang-tamr, ready for, used to…, Lex. Poët.

tamr: 2. = tamiðr, tame, of a colt; ílla tamr, Hm. 89; ú-tamr, untamed, wild. tams-vöndr, m. a taming-wand, Skm. 26.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

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