Stamr
Old Norse Dictionary - stamr
Meaning of Old Norse word "stamr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word stamr can mean:stamr
- stamr
- or stammr, adj. [A. S. stamor], stammering; þá varð hann svá stammr, FmS. i. 282; sjá maðr varð svá stamr at ekki nam, x. 279; annar hét Þorviðr stammi, hann fékk eigi mælt þrem orðum lengra samt, Ó. H. 87.
- stamr
- 2. wet, damp, so as not to go on smoothly, of gloves, socks, or the like, cp. glý-stamr (q. v.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- S.
- Saga.
- cp.
- compare.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)