Bumba
Old Norse Dictionary - bumba
Meaning of Old Norse word "bumba"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bumba can mean:bumba
- bumba
- u, f. [onomatopoëtic, cp. Engl. bomb, to boom, etc.], a drum, Stj. 289, Sks., Al., Karl., Fas. iii, etc.
- bumba
- 2. the belly of a tub, kettle, or any big jar; ketil-bumba, Od. viii. 436.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛘᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Od.
- Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.