Drómundr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Drómundr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 drómundr

m. a kind of ship of war (for. word), [Gr. δρόμων; mid. Lat. dromon; O. H. G. drahemond], Orkn. 358 sqq., Fms. vii. 3: a nickname, Grett.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᚢᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.
foreign.
Gr.
Greek.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
Middle Latin.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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