Vömb

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vömb

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vömb" (or vǫmb) in Norwegian.

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

vömb (vǫmb): vömb, f. (G. vambar) Bug (jvf kviðr,magi); sitja við bakelda ok kýla vömbsína á miði ok mungáti Vatsd. 2 (411);til annars fórum vér hingat en at kýlavömb vára Herv. 2693 (Fld. I, 4935);úhermannligt mál er slíkt at kurra atkonungi sínum, þó at þér þenit eigisvá vömbina, sem verkmenn við þústFm. VIII, 4363.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, vömb may be more accurately written as vǫmb.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᛘᛒ
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:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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