- at Fœri; Ôzurr met his end in the east in Greece;
Halfdan was
killed at
Holmr (Bornholm?); Kári was (killed) at Oddr(?); Side C: auk ok * tauþr dauðr...
- Look up holm or
holmr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
There are
numerous islands containing the word holm,
mainly in
northern Europe. In many cases...
- farm name
Holmen (Norse Holmin, from
originally *Holmvin) is a
compound of
holmr m 'bedrock' and vin f 'meadow'.
Large parts of the plot of Jo Nesbø's mystery...
-
English holm; it can also be
derived from the Old
English holm and Old
Norse holmr.
Another probable origin of
Holmes is from a
placename near Dundonald, or...
- England. It is
derived from the Old
Norse words "trani"
meaning "crane", and "
holmr",
meaning "small island" or "water meadow".
George Trenholm (1807–1876)...
-
Ladoga (Aldeigja),
founded in the mid-8th century, and
Rurikovo Gorodische (
Holmr),
founded in the mid-9th century. The two
settlements were
situated at opposite...
-
masculine given name
derived from the Old
Norse name Hólmgeirr, a
compound of
hólmr 'island', and
geirr 'spear'. It is most
common amongst Danish people. It...
- from the Old
Norse brekka (slope or escarpment;
compare Bricquebec) and
holmr (island or islet; see -hou). It was also
formerly known as "Merchant's Island"...
- -hou suffix.
These are
believed to be from the Old
Norse ey (island) and
holmr (islet). The
Chausey Islands south of
Jersey are not
generally included...
- the Isle.
Axholme means "island by Haxey", from the town name + Old
Norse holmr "island". The name was
recorded as
Hakirhomle in 1196. The Old
English suffix...
