Hand-vömm

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hand-vömm

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hand-vömm (hand-vǫmm)

f. ‘hand-slip,’ maladroitness, clownishness, blundering, Grág. i. 383, N. G. L. i. 22, 25, Gþl. 501, Js. 121.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚢᚢᛘᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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