Gómsparri

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gómsparri

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gómsparri" in Norwegian.

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

gómsparri: gómsparri, m. hvad der tjener til at op-spile, opspærre Munden, holde dens beggeGummer saa langt fra hinanden sommuligt. SE. I, 11221 (se under gómr 1);jvf grande (caput lupi) cui fuste colurnopanditur os Isengrimus v. 645 fg (Rein-hardt Fuchs von J. Grimm S. 22).En Parallel til Fortællingen om Anven-delsen af gómsparri SE. I, 11221 frem- byde følgende Ord: þá er várr dróttinnherjaði helvíti ok batt djöfulinn (jvfHeilag. II, 622. 112), þá setti hannkross í munn honum ok kom með þvíyfir hann ok bauð oss með því sigr-marki at verja djöflum ok íllum vættumHb. 3220 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚮᛘᛋᛕᛆᚱᚱᛁ
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:

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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