Dumbr
Old Norse Dictionary - dumbr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dumbr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dumbr
- adj. [Ulf. dumbs = κωφός; A. S. dumb; Engl. dumb; O. H. G. tumb; Germ. dum = stupid, whence Dan. dum; Gr. τυφλός and τυφος are kindred words, the fundamental notion being dusty, clouded]:—dumb, 656 C. 34; dumbir ok daufir, 623. 57: gramm. a mute letter, Skálda 176. In Norway dumine or domme means a peg inside doors or gateS.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛘᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- gramm.
- grammar.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)