Umfram

Old Icelandic Dictionary - umfram

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "umfram" in English.

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

umfram Old Icelandic word can mean:

umfram
prep. with acc.
umfram
1) above, beyond (~ aðra menn);
umfram
2) as adv. besides (tólf menn ok lögsögumaðr ~); ríða ~, to ride by; at hvárigir gangi þar ~, trespass beyond that;
umfram
3) ~ um or of, beyond; vera ~ of aðra menn, to excel others.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘᚠᚱᛅᛘ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
adv.
adverb.

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