Ama

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ama

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ama" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

ama Old Icelandic word can mean:

ama
(að), v. to vex, molest;
ama
refl., amast við e-n, e-t, to inconvenience, trouble (ömuðust liðsmenn lítt við hana); to object to, disapprove, show dislike to (~ við bygð e-s).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛘᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.

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