Gymbr
Old Norse Dictionary - gymbr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gymbr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gymbr
- f., pl. gymbrar, [North. E. and Scot. gimmer], a ewe lamb of a year old; g. sú er lamb leiðir, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 147, Stj. 516, (one MS. spells gimbr, which is also the mod. spelling, but false); lamb-gymbr, Grág. i. 502. gymbr-lamb or gymbrar-lamb, n. a gimmer lamb, Gullþ. 19, Stj. 129.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛘᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Kb.
- Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)