Tramar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tramar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tramar

m. pl. [Norse tramen; provinc. Dan. tremmind = the evil one; ‘trami um jag dä gär’ is a Gottland oath; provinc. Swed. trommä, see Bugge’s note, ad loc. citand.; but þramar, not tramar, may be the original of all these words, for the Icel., at least now, say, þremillinn! hver þremillinn!]:—fiends, demons, a απ. λεγ., Skm. 30; but in this passage ‘gramar’ would better suit the alliteration, which is otherwise somewhat lame; it is to be borne in mind that in ancient vellums g and t initial are often hard to distinguish (see gramr II).

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᛅᛘᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
loc
local, locally.
loc.
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
pl.
plural.
provinc.
provincial.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
vellum
vellum.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

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