Úlf-hamr

Old Norse Dictionary - úlf-hamr

Meaning of Old Norse word "úlf-hamr" in English.

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

úlf-hamr
m. a wolf’s skin, referring to the superstition of men turning into a wolf’s shape, FaS. i. 130; cp. hamr: also a nickname, Hervar. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hervar. S.
Hervarar Saga. (C. II.)
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