álma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

álma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 álma

u, f., gener. a prong, fluke of an anchor, or the like, as cognom., Fms. v. 63:—properly perh. a branch of an elm.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cognom.
cognomen.
f.
feminine.
gener.
generally.
m.
masculine.
nom.
nominative.
perh.
perhaps.
prop
properly.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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