Sumbl

Old Norse Dictionary - sumbl

Meaning of Old Norse word "sumbl"

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

Old Norse word sumbl can mean:sumbl

sumbl
n. [A. S. symbel; O. H. G. sumbal; prob. a compd from sam and öl)]:—a banquet, symposium; á þat sumbl at sjá, LS. 2: at sumbli, 8, 10; gamban-S., 8; göra S., 65; segja frá sumbli, to tell the news from the banquet, Kormak; nema sumbl = göra sumbl, Hým. 1; Jólna-S. the banquet of the gods, Ht.; kalla S. Suttungs synir, Alm. 35; Suttung svikinn hann lét sumbli frá, Hm. 110.
sumbl
COMPDS: sumblekla, sumblsamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
prob.
probably.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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