Garmr
Old Norse Dictionary - garmr
Meaning of Old Norse word "garmr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word garmr can mean:garmr
- garmr
- m. the name of a dog in the mythol. Edda, Vsp.
- garmr
- 2. a tatter, rag, pl. garmar. rags; so also fata-garmar, hence metaph. in addressing any one, garmrinn, poor wretch! cp. tetrið! ræfillinn!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
- cp.
- compare.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)