Kröm

Meaning of Old Norse word "kröm" (or krǫm)

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

kröm (krǫm)

f., gen. kramar, [kremja; Ulf. krammiþa = ἰκμάς, Luke viii. 6]:—a pining, wasting sickness; hefir hón haft langan vanmátt, ok var þat kröm mikil, Eg. 565; Þrándr hafði augnaverk mikinn ok þó aðrar kramar miklar, Fær. 213; líða svá margir dagar at herrans sjúkdómr snýsk í kröm, Bs. ii. 227; með leiðri kröm, Od. xi. 200 (τηκεδόνι στυγερη); kuldi ok krön, kröm og vesöld.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kröm may be more accurately written as krǫm.

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