Faðma

Old Norwegian Dictionary - faðma

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "faðma" in Norwegian.

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

faðma: faðma, v. (að) omfavne. Stj. 18517; Barl.2917; Kgs. 10936; Grág. 3; fig. hannfaðmar allan heiminn með sínu valdiAlex. 86; þat er várs dróttins - vili,at fylgist ok faðmist í sama hjarta tví-föld elska, bæði guðs ok kristinna mannaPost. 49040; sem þat (ker) er svá kær-liga faðmat dvs. omfattet med saa stor Kjærlighed, Heilag. II, 1312; jvf Mar.11921.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚦᛘᛆ
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:

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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