Trumba

Old Norse Dictionary - trumba

Meaning of Old Norse word "trumba" in English.

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

trumba Old Norse word can mean:

trumba: 1. u, f. a pipe; veita þagat vatni í leyniligum trumbum, Hom. 131; hvann-jóla trumba, the stalk of the angelica, Fms. ii. 179.

trumba: 2. a trumpet; umb sá er þýtr í trumbu, Fms. viii. (in a verse); blása trumbum, Karl. 180; þeyta trumbu, 157; ljósta trumbum, 236; trumbu-þytr, Fas. i. 503; trumbu-hljóð, Hom. 68. trumbu-bein, n. a nickname, Landn. 255.

trumba: 2. að, to trumpet, Sks. 779. Matth. xiv. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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