Ömun
Old Norse Dictionary - ömun
Meaning of Old Norse word "ömun" (or ǫmun)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ömun can mean:ömun
- ömun (ǫmun)
- 1. f. an obsol. poët. word, voice, sound; see óman or ómun; this word may be akin to önd, cp. Goth. ahma; it is spelt omvn, Skv. 1. 71 (Bugge); omun, Edda i. 544.
- ömun (ǫmun)
- 2. = aman, [ama], a teasing, vexation.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ömun may be more accurately written as ǫmun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- obsol.
- obsolete.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)