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.)