Vámr

Old Norse Dictionary - vámr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vámr" in English.

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

vámr
m., vómr rhymes with dómi, Ísl. ii. 50 (in a verse): a loathsome person, a word of abuse, Edda i. 532; vöndr hrökk, vámr lá bundinn, Fms. vii. 356 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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