Hrammr
Old Norse Dictionary - hrammr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrammr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrammr
- m. [cp. Goth. hramjan = to nail to the cross], that with which one clutches, a bear’s paw, Finnb. 248, Grett. 101, Ld. 52, Am. 17, Ver. 80, Fb. ii. 289: the palm of the hand, Edda (Gl.); whence hramm-þviti, a, m., poët. for gold, Höfuðl. 17.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᛘᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Höfuðl.
- Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)