Aumka
Old Norse Dictionary - aumka
Meaning of Old Norse word "aumka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- aumka
- að, to bewail, to complain, esp. in the impers. phrase, a. sik, to feel compassion for, Bær. II, Al. 10, Róm. 182, Bret. 98, Fagrsk. ch. 34; now freq. used in reflex., aumkast yfir e-t, to pity.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᛘᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- esp.
- especially.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pers.
- person.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)