hrammr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Likely from Proto-Germanic *hrammaz (bent, curved), related to Old English hramma (cramp, spasm).

Noun

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hrammr m (genitive hramms, plural hrammar)

  1. a bear's paw
  2. a claw

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Old Swedish: ramber

References

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