Ómi
Old Norse Dictionary - ómi
Meaning of Old Norse word "ómi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ómi
- a, m. one of the names of Odin or Allfather, Gm., Edda: a personification of the wind as the voice of God (cp. 1 Kings xix. 12, God speaking to man through the ‘still small voice’ of the wind).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)