DÁMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DÁMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 DÁMR

m. [perh. akin to the Germ. dampf], flavour; görði síðan af dám ekki góðan, Bs. i. 340; illr d., Konr. 57; the phrase, draga dám af e-u, to take a (bad) flavour from a thing; hver dregr dám af sínum sessunautum: Icel. also use a verb dáma, að, in the phrase, e-m dámar ekki e-t, i. e. to dislike, to loathe; a filthy person is called ó-dámr, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.
et cetera.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

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