Þemba

Old Norse Dictionary - þemba

Meaning of Old Norse word "þemba"

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

Old Norse word þemba can mean:þemba

þemba
1. ð, to blow up, inflate the bowels; þ. sig upp; upp-þembðr, puffed-up, inflated:to ride at a dull pace.
þemba
2. u, f. flatulence; upp-þemba.

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

Abbreviations used:

þ.
þáttr.
f.
feminine.

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