Humarr
Old Norse Dictionary - humarr
Meaning of Old Norse word "humarr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- humarr
- m. [Dan. and Germ. hummer; Fr. homard], a lobster, Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët. humar-kló, f. a lobster claw, Mag.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛘᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)