Hömluband

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hömluband

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hömluband" (or hǫmluband) in Norwegian.

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

hömluband (hǫmluband): hömluband, n. Hamlebaand (det Baand,som omgiver Aaren, naar den hvilereller bevæger sig paa Keipen (hár)), jvfhamla; þar holfir skip á sjónum okeru árar í hömluböndum Fbr. 10330.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, hömluband may be more accurately written as hǫmluband.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᛘᛚᚢᛒᛆᚿᚦ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

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