Þarmr

Old Norse Dictionary - þarmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þarmr"

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

þarmr
m. [A. S. þearmas; provinc. Engl. (Lincolnshire) tharm; Germ. darm; Dan.-Swed. tarm]:—the guts; legg við enda þarms, Pr. 472; enda-þarmr, the end-gut, colon, 473; ok rakti ór honum þarmana, Nj. 275, Fb. i. 530; þá tóku Æsir þarma hans ok bundu Loka með, Edda i. 184; smá-þarmar (q. v.), passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
provinc.
provincial.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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