Ymr

Old Norse Dictionary - ymr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ymr"

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

ymr
m. a humming sound; varð ára ymr, Hkv. i. 27; ymr varð á bekkjum, Akv. 38; þar fylgði ymr mikill ok íll læti, whining and howling, Fms. vi. 150; þá verðr mikill ymr (humming sound) í herinum, Al. 125; með svá sætum són ok undarligum ym, a strange sound, Fb. ii. 26; mátti lengi heyra yminn niðri í jörðina, i. 417; þá heyrðu þau ym mikinn ok gny, Edda 29.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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