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.)
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