Kram

Old Norse Dictionary - kram

Meaning of Old Norse word "kram"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kram
n. [for. word; Engl. cram; Dan. kram; mid. Germ. krâme = a shop], toys, Rétt. 2. 10: kram-vara, u, f. id.: kram-verk, n., Ósv. S.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ósv.
Ósvalds Saga. (K. II.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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