Kumbr
Old Norse Dictionary - kumbr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kumbr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kumbr can mean:kumbr
- kumbr
- m. = kubbr, a chopping, cutting; tré-kumbr, Barl. 165.
- kumbr
- II. nykr, q. v., or the fabulous sea horse, Maurer’s Volks. 33.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛘᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)