Gumi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gumi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gumi" in Norwegian.

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

gumi
gumi, m. Mand, Menneske (lat. homo, ags.got. guma, gsax. gumo, ght. goma).Hm. 11 fg. 13. 27. 93; goð öll okgumar Lok. 45; lítil eru geð gumaHm. 52; gumna synir Hm. 130; Skírn.26; gumnar eða gumar heita flokks-stjórar, svá sem gumi er kallaðr íbrúðför SE. I, 5302 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚢᛘᛁ
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:

fg.
følgende.
got.
gotisk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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