Ama

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ama

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ama" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ama
ama, v. (að), bryde, ulejlige, forulempe; eigi skolu þér ama Ruth Stj. 4235;amast v. r. 1) bryde sig, give sig af, indladesig med: amast við e-t, e-n Fm. VII,166 &vl; Flat. II, 19337; Nj. 88. 125;m. Inf. ek skal eigi amast undan víkja,heldr vinna hvat ek kann Klm. 170; 2) føle, vise Uvilje mod en eller noget,fordi man finder sig forulempet deraf;amast við bygð e-s Svarfd. 11; þartil er ek finn þann bónda er eigi amastvið mik Stj. 4224 (Ruth 2, 3).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛘᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
Inf.
Infinitv.
fd.
finlandisk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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