HLJÓMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HLJÓMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HLJÓMR

m. [Ulf. hliuma = ἀκοή; cp. A. S. hlymman = sonare; Lat. clāmor], a sound, tune, voice, Gs. 2, Hkr. ii. 393; h. engla Guðs, Post. 645. 73; h. ok rödd, Ísl. ii. 170, Rb. 380: chiefly of tunes in music, as in the ditty, Held eg sem helgan dóm | hörpunnar sætan róm | þann til að heyra hljóm | hlypi eg suðr í Róm.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛚᛁᚢᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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