Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞÖMB

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 ÞÖMB

f., gen. þambar, [cp. þamba, þembi-; akin to þenja (?); cp. Lat. tum-or, tum-idus]:—the womb, guts, but with the notion of being blown-up; ok aum í vömb varð heldr til þörnb, Bjarn. (in a verse), where þömb seems to be a noun, not an adjective.

2 ÞÖMB

2. metaph. a bow-string, being made of guts, like harp-strings; hence þambar-skelfir or -skelmir, the ‘string-shaker,’ the soubriquet of the famous archer Einar, Fms.; Þambar-vellir, -dalr, local names, Korm.

3 ÞÖMB

II. a nickname; Jósteinn þömb, Fms. ix. 260; Þórir Þömb, Grett.

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Runic Inscription

ÞÖMB

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ÞÖMB" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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