Hama
Old Norse Dictionary - hama
Meaning of Old Norse word "hama"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hama
- að, [cp. höm = shanks in animals, whence Engl. ham], of cattle or horses in a storm, to stand and turn tail to wind, leaving off grazing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.