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GORMR

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Definitions

2 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.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

GORMR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

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.