Rúm
Old Icelandic Dictionary - rúmMeaning of Old Icelandic word "rúm" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
rúm Old Icelandic word can mean:
- rúm
- n.
- rúm
- 1) room, space (hvergi nær hafði þar r. lið þeirra); fá rúms, to get space; e-m liggr e-t í miklu rúmi, it is of great concern, importance to one;
- rúm
- 2) place, seat (Egill gekk til rúms þess, er dóttir jarlsins hafði setit um daginn);
- rúm
- 3) bed, = rekkja (síðan rannsakaði hann rúmit, er hón hafði hvílt í);
- rúm
- 4) ‘room’ in a ship, one for each pair of rowers (mikit skip, þar vóru sex rúm ok tuttugu);
- rúm
- 5) space of time; þriggja daga r., a space of three days.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛘ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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