Vámr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vámr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vámr

m., vómr rhymes with dómi, Ísl. ii. 50 (in a verse): a loathsome person, a word of abuse, Edda i. 532; vöndr hrökk, vámr lá bundinn, Fms. vii. 356 (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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