Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JARMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

JARMR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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