JARMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JARMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JARMR

m. [prob. identical with A. S. geomor; Hel. jamar; North. E. yammer; O. H. G. jamar; Germ. jammer, which words are else alien to the Scandin.]:—a bleating, Gullþ. 19; sauða-jarmr, the bleating of sheep, Hrafn. 7; fugls-jarmr, the ‘bleating,’ crying of birds, as the giantess calls the birds’ song, poët., Edda (in a verse), passim.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᚱᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.
Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

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