baðmur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaðmʏr/

  Rhymes: -aðmʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse baðmr, probably from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz; compare Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐍃 (bagms).

Noun

baðmur m (genitive singular baðms, nominative plural baðmar)

1. (poetic) tree

Synonyms

• (tree): tré, askur, meiður

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of barmur, influenced by faðmur.

Noun

baðmur m (genitive singular baðms, no plural)

1. (poetic) bosom

References

• “baðmur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)