GORMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GORMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GORMR

m. ooze, mud, grounds in coffee and the like:—a local name of a muddy creek at the bottom of Gils-fjörðr in the west of Icel.

2 GORMR

II. name of an old Danish king, prob. contracted from Goð-ormr, cp. Guthrum in the Saxon Chronicle.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚱᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.

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