Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Um-gerð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

or um-gjörð, f. (rhymed umgerð sverði, Hallfred), a sheath, scabbard, Fms. i. 15, ii. 51, vii. 298, Ld. 204, N. G. L. ii. 255, Ísl. ii. 39.

2. = umbúnaðr, Barl. 21; u. á hjálmi, Karl. 91.

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Runic Inscription

um-gerð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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