TAUMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TAUMR

m. [A. S. teâm = a line of descendants; Engl. team; Germ. zaum; Dan. tömme]:—a rein, bridle; leiða hest í taumi, MS. 4. 29, Fbr. 65 new Ed.; taumr hestsins var bundinn við hæl, Fms. vi. 234; þeir bera taum á ísinn, a cord for measuring, viii. 416; hón hafði höggorma at taumum, Edda 37; beils eðr tauma, Gþl. 359: of a ship, taumar ok stœðingar, 673. 60; ak-taumar (q. v.), N. G. L. ii. 283: metaph. phrases, ljá e-n tauma, to give it the rein, Mar.; leysa tauma síns valds, H. E. i. 501; ganga lítt í tauma, to go quietly in harness, i. e. to go straight, prove true, Nj. 20; gékk þat lítt í tauma er hón sagði, Þorf. Karl. 380; at mér akisk þetta eigi í tauma, id., Fms. xi. 121.

2 TAUMR

COMPDS: taumburðr, taumhestr, taumalag.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚢᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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TAUMR

TAUMR

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