Kumla
Old Norse Dictionary - kumla
Meaning of Old Norse word "kumla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kumla
- kumbla, að, to bruise, wound: part. kumlaðr, bruised; sárr ok k., Sturl. ii. 71; brynja þín slitin, hjálmr þinn kumlaðr, Þiðr. 110: in mod. usage esp. of scratches and bruises on the hands and face; örkumlaðr, maimed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛘᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)