Ömstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ömstr" (or ǫmstr)

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

ömstr (ǫmstr)

m. a rick, stack, Edda. ii. 493.

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

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