Hömulhalmr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hömulhalmr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hömulhalmr" (or hǫmulhalmr) in Norwegian.

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

hömulhalmr (hǫmulhalmr): hömulhalmr, m.? lét þá áðr nemdr Ívarupp fyrr sagða kistu - -, téði hannþá opinberliga þ/aa/w þing, sem í vóru,sám mið ekki fleiri þing í, en halfrarmerkr lag af vöru lérepti ok eina gamlahal(f)konno ok homol halm, kunnoþ/aa/w eigi at greina, hvárt heldr vóru3 leifar brauðs eða 4 DN. III, 49712(Aar 1391). Jvf. hamalkyrni?

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᛘᚢᛚᚼᛆᛚᛘᚱ
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.