Lami

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lami

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lami" in Norwegian.

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

lami: lami, adj. lam, vanfør, berøvet sine Lem-mers fulde Brug, ude af Stand til athjælpe sig selv (jvf lamabarningr, lemja);sá þar einn haltan mann þann, semglósa segir meirr lama verit hafa Post.245 (Ap. Gj. 3, 2); lá þar lami ok öllumegni numinn OHm. 10927 (Hom. 15528);fyrir sakir - svá mikils sultar, semá lá, var lofat at gefa upp fátœkamenn gamla ok veita öngva hjölp, sváþeim, er lama vár(o) eðr at nökkuruvanheilir Flat. I, 4375; í því húsi -,verði þar eigi fœtt dautt barn né lamaHeilag. I, 48023; ef fé hins hefir troþizeða farez á þá lund -, þá skal sá,er féit hefir átt et dauða eða et lama,stefna honom of þat, at - Grág. 4685.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᛘᛁ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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