Váma

Old Norse Dictionary - váma

Meaning of Old Norse word "váma" in English.

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

váma
u, f. [cp. Dan. væmme = to loath, væmmilig = loathful], a qualm, ailment; þá hóf af mér allar vámur, Sturl. ii. 54.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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