Örmull

Old Norse Dictionary - örmull

Meaning of Old Norse word "örmull" (or ǫrmull)

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

örmull (ǫrmull)
m., or sounded urmull, = ömul, q. v.; það er enginn örmull eptir af því, not a rag left. 2. urmull (prob. the same word), a swarm; þar er mesti urmull.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
prob.
probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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