Kamarr
Old Norse Dictionary - kamarr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kamarr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kamarr
- m., dat. kamri, [O. H. G. chamara; Gr. καμάρα; whence Engl. chamber, etc.]:—a privy, Eb. 120, Grág. ii. 119, Sturl. ii. 95, 101, Landn. 247, Fb. iii. 567 (in a verse), Þiðr. 77, Mar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛘᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)