Olmr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - olmr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "olmr" in Norwegian.

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

olmr: olmr, adj. tilbøielig til fiendligt Overfald; olmt kykvendi Grág. 37013 (Grg. I,18416); jvf Ridd. 7918, hvor der for olinmaa læses olm; þeir settu hann í gröfmeð inum óörgum dýrum þeim, er sveltvóru til þess, at þá væri þau olmarien áðr Pr. 841; er þar á (nl. skipi)viðbjörn - ok sagt dýr þetta heldrolmt Sturl. II, 11730; olmr hundr Grág.37111 (Grg. I, 1562); Flat. I, 36827;Grett. 283; kom hlaupandi í móti þeimhundr einn olmr ok gó mjök Heilag.I, 62624; batt Simon hund olman þar,sem Petrus skyldi fara Post. 18142;hverr var svá olmr, at hann dœmdisvá marga menn til dauða, þó at sekirværi Heilag. I, 6519; margir kölluðuhann (nl. Ólaf konung) olman ok ódælanOHm. 3016 (Flat. III, 24713), jvf Fm.IV, 11125; hinir verða olmari Sturl. I,21937.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛚᛘᚱ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

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