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.)
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