armr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *armaz, whence also Old English arm, Old High German arm.

Noun

armr m

  1. arm
Declension
Descendants

References

  • armr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *armaz.

Adjective

armr (comparative armari, superlative armastr)

  1. poor, unhappy
  2. wretched, wicked
    hin arma kerlingin
    the wicked old woman
Declension
Derived terms
  • arma f (pity)
  • armingi m (poor fellow)
  • armligr (pitiful, miserable)
  • armskapaðr (misshapen, miserable, poor)
  • armvitki f (compassion)
  • armvitugr (charitable, compassionate)
  • armœða f (distress, trouble)
Descendants

References

  • armr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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