Um-faðma

Old Norse Dictionary - um-faðma

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

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

um-faðma
að, to embrace, mod. Dan. om-favne.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

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