Hamast

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hamast

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hamast" in Norwegian.

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

hamast
hamast, v. r. (að) 1) iføre sig en anden Skabnings ham (se hamr 1; og som Ex- empler derpaa Hkr. 15127; Korm. 16412 fg;Chron. Norv. 515 fg (8612 fgg)); hamastí arnar líki Hjörv. 5 Pros. 2) gaaBerserksgang. Eg. 27 (5320 fg); Fld.III, 34320; Þorskf. 7627; hamast á e-n,at e-m dvs. i Berserksgang gaa løs paaeller angribe en, Fld. III, 2571; Eg. 40(7910 fg).

Part of speech: v r

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛘᛆᛋᛏ
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.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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