armr

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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armr m

  1. arm
  2. the wing of a body
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: armur
  • Faroese: armur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arm; (dialectal) arm’e
  • Old Swedish: armber
  • Danish: arm
    • Norwegian Bokmål: arm
  • Gutnish: arm, harm

References

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

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *armaz.

Adjective

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armr (comparative armari, superlative armastr)

  1. poor, unhappy
  2. wretched, wicked
    hin arma kerling
    the wicked old woman
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References

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