Bumba

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

u, f. [onomatopoëtic, cp. Engl. bomb, to boom, etc.], a drum, Stj. 289, Sks., Al., Karl., Fas. iii, etc.

2. the belly of a tub, kettle, or any big jar; ketil-bumba, Od. viii. 436.

ᛒᚢᛘᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"