Varmr

Old Norse Dictionary - varmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "varmr" in English.

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

varmr Old Norse word can mean:

varmr: vörm, varmt, adj.; [A. S. wearm; Engl. and Germ. warm; Dan. varm]:—warm; varmar bráðir, Hkv. 2. 41; varma dingju, Hornklofi; varmr beðr, Lex. Poët.; með vörmu vatni, Stj. 237; görði varmt vatnið, 623. 34; tak kött ok drep ok stikk hendi í hann er hann er v., Pr. 470; var honum varmt mjök, he was very warm, Nj. 95; svá at af klæða-yl mátti hann eigi heitr verða eðr varmr, Stj. 548. Warm is used of blood-heat, and is distinguished from heitr, in mod. usage it is not much used, being replaced by ‘volgr’ (see válgr).

varmr: II. in local names, of warm baths, Varmi-lækr, Varm-á, Varmi-dalr, Landn. varma-hús, n. a warmed room, BS. i. 207.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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