Bjarnar-hamr
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarnar-hamr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarnar-hamr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjarnar-hamr
- m. the hide, shape of a bear. Fas. i. 53.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅᚱ-ᚼᛅᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)