Hamla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hamla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hamla" in Norwegian.

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

hamla
hamla, v. (að) under Roning bevæge Aa-rerne den omvendte Vei saa at Fartøietderved gaar baglængs (jvf láta síga áhömlu). Flat. I, 8714; vér skolum hafaallar árar várar fyrir borði ok sýnaþeim sem mestan undanróðr, en vérskolum þó raunar hamla OHm. 6922;gátu þeir eigi svá skjótt vikit, þó atþeir hamlaði á annat borð en allirreru á annat Fm. VIII, 38615; med Far-tøiet tilføiet i Dativ: hömluðu þeirskipunum at Norðnesi dvs. hamlede saa,at Skibene gik med Bagstavnen foran iRetning mod Nordnæs, Fsk. 25412; fig.hamla mun honum um síðr dvs. det maaengang gaa baglængs, tilbage med hameller hans Stilling, Didr. 6128; búastþeir brœðr í burt ok stoðar ekki athamla þeim dvs. holde dem tilbage, hin-dre dem i at reise, Fld. I, 4218.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛘᛚᛆ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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