Dramba

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dramba

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dramba" in Norwegian.

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

dramba: dramba, v. (að) hovmode sig, vise pralendeOvermod; dramba við e-m dvs. i sitForhold til en, Alex. 86; Heilag. II,633; Flat. I, 1036; dramba í móti e-md. s. Fm. XI, 11; drambi hann eigi yfirþeim, er ústyrkri ero Hom. 1806; þater mikilmannligt at dramba eigi yfirsér en gera mikil afdrif, ef hann kemrí nökkura raun Fld. I, 3619; dramba ímetnaði Leif. 18028; dramba af e-u dvs.hovmode sig af noget, der giver en Paa-skud dertil, Klm. 136. 147; Mar. 1216;hann drambar sik hafa jafna mentsem J. Mar. 44119.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᛆᛘᛒᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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