Jörmunr
Old Norse Dictionary - jörmunr
Meaning of Old Norse word "jörmunr" (or jǫrmunr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jörmunr (jǫrmunr)
- m. a name of Odin, Edda (Gl.): name of an ox, id.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jörmunr may be more accurately written as jǫrmunr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚱᛘᚢᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)