AUMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

AUMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 AUMR

adj. [Ulf. has arms = miser; Dan. and Swed. öm], seems with all its compounds to be a Scandin. word. It originally probably meant sore, aching, touchy, tender. In mod. Icel. it is sometimes used in this sense, in Dan. and Swed. only = sore, and metaph. tender.

2 AUMR

2. metaph. poorly, miserable, unhappy; styrkstú, aumr, strengthen thyself, wretched man, Orkn. 153, Hom. 15, 16, Th. 6, 16: in a bad sense = armr, Fms. ix. 414.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚢᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
prob: probable, probably.
Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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