Hamla
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hamlaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "hamla" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
hamla Old Icelandic word can mean:
- hamla
- I)
- hamla
- f. oar-thong, grummet;
- hamla
- láta síga á hömlu, to pull backwards (stern foremost);
- hamla
- ganga e-m í hömlu (um e-t), to take one’s place, be a substitute for one (in a thing).
- hamla
- II)
- hamla
- (að), v.
- hamla
- 1) to pull backwards;
- hamla
- 2) to stop, hinder (~ e-m);
- hamla
- 3) to maim, mutilate (sumir vóru ~ðir at höndum eða fótum).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛘᛚᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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