Vömm

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vömm

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vömm" (or vǫmm) in Norwegian.

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

vömm (vǫmm)
vömm, f. (G. vammar) Vanære. SE. I,1045; tjáir honum alla þá vömm okvesöld, sem hann þoldi þenna dag Æf. 42144.

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, vömm may be more accurately written as vǫmm.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᛘᛘ
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.

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