Rjómi

Old Norse Dictionary - rjómi

Meaning of Old Norse word "rjómi"

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

rjómi
a, m. [Germ. rabm; Scot. ream], cream: passim in mod. usage, rjóma-trog: a calm sea is said to be einsog rjómi, like cream; and rjóma-logn, ‘cream-calm,’ dead calm.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
Scot.
Scottish.

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