Varg-hamr

Old Norse Dictionary - varg-hamr

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

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

varg-hamr
m. a wolf’s skin; taka á sig vargham, ‘to wear a wolf’s skin,’ i. e. to be wolfish and wild, Clar.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Clar.
Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
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