Galm

Old Norse Dictionary - galm

Meaning of Old Norse word "galm"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

galm
f. or galmr, m., only in local names, Galmar-strönd, [cp. A. S. gealm = din], prob. called so from the roaring of the surf.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
prob.
probably.
S.
Saga.

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