Um-dæmi

Old Norse Dictionary - um-dæmi

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-dæmi" in English.

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

um-dæmi Old Norse word can mean:

um-dæmi: n. (umb-dæmi, Fms. xi. 83, 84), an adjustment; unna e-m sæmda ok umdæmis, Fb. iii. 450.

um-dæmi: 2. a charge, business; sem nefndir eru með. svörnum eiði til þessa umdæmis (viz. to elect a king), Gþl. 75.

um-dæmi: 3. a jurisdiction, mod., cp. Landn. 334 (App.)

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

viz.: namely.

cp.: compare.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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