Gambr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gambr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gambr" in Norwegian.

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

gambr
gambr, m. (G. -rs) et Slags Fugl, efter nogles Mening: Struds (se Ordreg. til Barl. og I. Aasen Prøver af Lands-maalet i Norge S. 20) men snarere =gammr; gimsteinn meiri at vexti engambrs egg Barl. 39 (jvf gammsegg);þá er görr var flygillinn, þá er því-líkast, sem fjaðrhamr væri fleginn afgrip eða af gambr eða af þeim fugl,er struz heitir Didr. 9217.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᛘᛒᚱ
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:

eg.
egentlig.
G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
S.
Side.

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