Ömpuls-brot

Old Norse Dictionary - ömpuls-brot

Meaning of Old Norse word "ömpuls-brot" (or ǫmpuls-brot)

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

ömpuls-brot (ǫmpuls-brot)
n. a potsherd, Pm. 93.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
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