Vámr
Old Norse Dictionary - vámr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vámr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vámr
- m., vómr rhymes with dómi, Ísl. ii. 50 (in a verse): a loathsome person, a word of abuse, Edda i. 532; vöndr hrökk, vámr lá bundinn, Fms. vii. 356 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)