LÓMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LÓMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 LÓMR

m. [Shetl. loom], the loon, ember-goose, columbus arcticus, Edda (Gl.), Eggert Itin.; metaph. from the cry of these birds, a cry, lamentation; cp. bar-lómr: in local names, Lóma-gnúpr, Nj.

2 LÓMR

II. meanness; lómi beittr, Ýt.; ala lóm, Hallfred.

3 LÓMR

COMPDS: lómbragð, lómgeðr, lómhugaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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