Þömb

Old Norse Dictionary - þömb

Meaning of Old Norse word "þömb" (or þǫmb) in English.

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

þömb Old Norse word can mean:

þömb (þǫmb): f., gen. þambar, [cp. þamba, þembi-; akin to þenja (?); cp. Lat. tum-or, tum-idus]:—the womb, guts, but with the notion of being blown-up; ok aum í vömb varð heldr til þörnb, Bjarn. (in a verse), where þömb seems to be a noun, not an adjective.

þömb (þǫmb): 2. metaph. a bow-string, being made of guts, like harp-strings; hence þambar-skelfir or -skelmir, the ‘string-shaker,’ the soubriquet of the famous archer Einar, Fms.; Þambar-vellir, -dalr, local names, Korm.

þömb (þǫmb): II. a nickname; Jósteinn þömb, Fms. ix. 260; Þórir Þömb, Grett.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

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

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