LAMI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LAMI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LAMI

or lama, adj. [A. S. lam; Engl. lame; O. H. G. lâm; Germ. lahm]:—a lame person; liggja lami, Hom. 116; lama eðr vanheilir, Fms. ii. 225; skakkr eða lami, 656 B. 7: maimed, Grág. ii. 286: metaph. paralysed, Hom. 12: fót-lami, foot-lame.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᛘᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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