Hömungr
Old Norse Dictionary - hömungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hömungr" (or hǫmungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hömungr (hǫmungr)
- m. = hemingr (q. v.), N. G. L. ii. 511.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hömungr may be more accurately written as hǫmungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛘᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)