Saumr
Old Norse Dictionary - saumr
Meaning of Old Norse word "saumr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word saumr can mean:saumr
- saumr
- m. [Engl. seam; Dan.-Swed. söm], a seam, of cloth, freq. in mod. usage.
- saumr
- 2. plur. saumar, needle-work, sewing; sitja at saumum, of a lady, Orkn. 182, Vígl. 28, Dropl. 4; setjask til sauma, Fas. iii. 104.
- saumr
- COMPDS: saumakona, saumaskapr, saumastofa.
- saumr
- II. a nail, esp. of a ship, n. G. l. i. 202; saum þarftú ok mikinn á skip at hafa, Sks. 30; var engi saumr í, Fms. vii. 216; slá saum, Fb. i. 433 (of ship-building); rærnar á sauminum, 673. 60; skip-s., hnoð-s., rek-s.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- pl.
- plural.
- plur.
- plural.
- esp.
- especially.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)