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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ham-vátr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 ham-vátr

adj. skin-wet, i. e. drowned, Landn. (in a verse): freq. in foreign, Saxon, and Germ. pr. names and local names;
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ham-vátr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
i. e.
id est.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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