TAMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TAMR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TAMR

töm, tamt, adj.; [A. S. tam; Engl. tame; O. H. G. zam, etc.; see temja]:—used in Icel. mostly in the sense of ready; þat varð tamast sem í æskunni hafði numit, Grett. 150; allskonar leikar er tíðir ok tamir vóru, Karl. 482; emk-at ek tamr at samna skrökvi, Ó. H. (in a verse); víg-tamr, val-tamr, Veg-tamr, gang-tamr, ready for, used to…, Lex. Poët.

2 TAMR

2. = tamiðr, tame, of a colt; ílla tamr, Hm. 89; ú-tamr, untamed, wild. tams-vöndr, m. a taming-wand, Skm. 26.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

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