KÁM

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KÁM

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KÁM

n. [West Engl. keem = scum on cider; Germ. kahm, kahn, keim], grime, film of dirt, kám-leitr, adj. grimy in the face, kámugr, adj. ‘keamy,’ grimed.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
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