Vegg-hamarr

Old Norse Dictionary - vegg-hamarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vegg-hamarr" in English.

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

vegg-hamarr
m. a wedge-hammer, beetle, mallet, a nickname, Njarð.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
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