Hremma
Old Norse Dictionary - hremma
Meaning of Old Norse word "hremma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hremma
- d, [hrammr; Ulf. hramjan = σταυρουν, i. e. to nail to the cross; cp. O. H. G. ramen; Dan. ramme = to hit]:—to clutch, Bjarn. 12, Sturl. ii. 203, Fas. ii. 231, Or. 35: part. hremmdr, Sturl. iii. 90, 103.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛘᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- part.
- participle.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)