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.)