Hljómr

Old Norse Dictionary - hljómr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hljómr"

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

hljómr
m. [Ulf. hliuma = ἀκοή; cp. A. S. hlymman = sonare; Lat. clāmor], a sound, tune, voice, GS. 2, Hkr. ii. 393; h. engla Guðs, Post. 645. 73; h. ok rödd, Ísl. ii. 170, Rb. 380: chiefly of tunes in music, as in the ditty, Held eg sem helgan dóm | hörpunnar sætan róm | þann til að heyra hljóm | hlypi eg suðr í Róm.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚢᛘᚱ
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.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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