Holmi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - holmi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "holmi" in Norwegian.

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

holmi
holmi, m. 1) = holmr 1. Flat. I, 7120. 27.7419 (jvf 748); Nj. 24 (3626); Mar. 43319; Landsl. 7, 6416; Mk. 862. 2) Tue, Forhøining som hæver sig op afog over den omgivende Flade (Land,Ager, Myr, jvf sker 1); farit síðaná holma (= hól Fm. VII, 7116) þann,er þar verðr Fris. 27929; þá reið Karlmeð þeim upp eptir holmunum (=Textens hólunum) Svarfd. 2734 &vl;jvf grasholmi DN. II, 11218.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᛚᛘᛁ
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:

fd.
finlandisk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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