Úmáttugr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - úmáttugr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "úmáttugr" in Norwegian.

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

úmáttugr
úmáttugr, adj. kraftløs, afmægtig; hannhefir þat spurt, at vér eigum oss nýguð, ok kallar þau ómáttog, firir þvíat hann heitask at brjóta þau OHm.3316; úmáttugr til nýts verks Elucid.6729; úmáttugr hugar síns (= lat. suianimi impotens) Hom. 5112; var hannþá af öllu saman úmáttugr, svá at hannlagðist í rekkju Eg. 27 (556).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᛆᛏᛏᚢᚵᚱ
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.

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