Armr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - armr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "armr" in Norwegian.

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

armr: armr, adj. 1) ulykkelig, mods. heill; létsítt arma líf Fld. I, 60; þær örmusálar Hom. 2129; især i Udtryk hvorman ønsker ondt over en, f. Ex. höggþú manna armastr (dvs. gid du maatte faa en Ulykke for dit Hugg) OH. 184;jvf Eg. 82; Flat. II, 39713; bað hannfara þræla armastan Finb. 6014 jvfFm. XI, 141 (Jómsv.* 1191); kvennaörmust farandi Háv. 2112; sit hér armi!(dvs. Stakkel) Ljósv. s. 2719. 2) forbandet,som man ønsker Ulykke over; Sigurðrmælti, at þat væri hitt versta verkok þat man hinn armi (dvs. den for-bandede) Bjargrimr unnit hafa ok þyk-kjast nú hefnt hafa fóthöggsins Flat.II, 39622; hin arma kerlingin Grett.8524; er mér forvitni á - at vita hvártþegar dettr líf or mér, er ek kem þarsem sagði völvan arma Flat. I, 52537;hverir þá? armi! Háv. 86. 3) Ulykkebringende eller varslende; ílt ráð okarmt (mods. heilt ráð se under heill 5)hafi þér með höndum Klm. 416.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚱᛘᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.