Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse lǫm, from Proto-Germanic *lamō. Cognate with Norwegian lam (doorhinge).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

löm f (genitive singular lamar, nominative plural lamir)

  1. (usually in the plural) hinge

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 595. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
  2. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “lǫm”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 374