Hömlu-barði
Old Norse Dictionary - hömlu-barði
Meaning of Old Norse word "hömlu-barði" (or hǫmlu-barði)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hömlu-barði (hǫmlu-barði)
- a, m. a dub. απ. λεγ.; má þat ríki kalla hömlu-barða eða auðnar óðal, Sks. 333: the word is prob. taken from a ship defeated in a fight and pulling or drifting stern foremost.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hömlu-barði may be more accurately written as hǫmlu-barði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛘᛚᚢ-ᛒᛅᚱᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- dub.
- dubious.
- m.
- masculine.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)