Tamr

Old Norse Dictionary - tamr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tamr"

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

Old Norse word tamr can mean:tamr

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

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

Abbreviations used:

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

Works & Authors cited:

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