Umfaðma

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umfaðma

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umfaðma" in Norwegian.

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

umfaðma
umfaðma, v. (að) omfavne; opt var sá leikr betri, pá er þau lint skyldu optar um-faðmask fyr öðlingum Ghe. 40; svá mjökgirnist hann nú hofgarðsins kurteisi um-faðma (= lat. amplecti) Thom. 711. 28.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᚠᛆᚦᛘᛆ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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