Varmr
Old Norse Dictionary - varmr
Meaning of Old Norse word "varmr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word varmr can mean:varmr
- varmr
- vörm, varmt, adj.; [A. S. wearm; Engl. and Germ. warm; Dan. varm]:—warm; varmar bráðir, Hkv. 2. 41; varma dingju, Hornklofi; varmr beðr, Lex. Poët.; með vörmu vatni, Stj. 237; görði varmt vatnið, 623. 34; tak kött ok drep ok stikk hendi í hann er hann er v., Pr. 470; var honum varmt mjök, he was very warm, Nj. 95; svá at af klæða-yl mátti hann eigi heitr verða eðr varmr, Stj. 548. Warm is used of blood-heat, and is distinguished from heitr, in mod. usage it is not much used, being replaced by ‘volgr’ (see válgr).
- varmr
- II. in local names, of warm baths, Varmi-lækr, Varm-á, Varmi-dalr, Landn. varma-hús, n. a warmed room, BS. i. 207.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)