Kamarr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kamarr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kamarr" in Norwegian.

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

kamarr: kamarr, m. (G. -s) 1) Privet, = garð-hús (t. kammer DWb. V, 11120 fgg;fr. chambre). Mar. 113527; SturL. I,28215; í þann tíma (mods. sildigere Tiders Skik jvf Nicolaysen Norske Fornlev-ninger s. 12317. 81215) vóru úti kamrará bœjum Eb. 26 (4214); ganga til kam-ars (fr. aller en chambre = aller á laselle, se Les cent nouv. nouvelles ed.P. L. Jacob (1848) s. 13916 & Nr. 21;Joinville vie de saint Louis § 306 ed.Wailly s. 16810) Landn. 4, 4; Didr.778; GráG. 37120; Eb. 26 (4215); SturL.I, 3795 jvf &vl; sitja í kamri SturL.I, 37910. 2) de menneskelige Exkrementer (jvf span. camaras de sangre dvs. Blod-gang, mlat. camara = ventris excre-mentum Jahrb. f. rom. und eng. Lite- ratur X, 338 fg); om saadanne underPrivetet: Mar. 1615 jvf 16313. 3) snæver Passage, trang Vei der gaar mellemto steile Fjeldsider; Marteins kamrarSymb. 1818 jvf 40 Anm. 60.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛘᛆᚱᚱ
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:

b. f.: det famme.

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

G.: Genitiv.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

mlat.: Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

n.: Neutrum.

Nr.: Nummer.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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