hamramr
lýsingarorðham-ramr
a mythical term, able to change one’s shape; in the Sagas it is used of berserkers,—men gifted with supernatural strength or seized with fits of warlike fury (berserks-gangr), vide hamask; but also, though less frequently, referring to hamfarir; hann var h. mjök, he was a great wizard who changed his shape, 87, 289; hann var h. mjök svá at hann gékk heiman ór Hraunhöfn um kveldit en kom um morgininn eptir í Þjórsár-dal, 236, 285, 306, 30; þat var mál manna at hann væri mjök h., 3; allir hinir sterkustu menn ok margir hamramir, 109; þeim mönnum er hamramir vóru eðr þeim er berserks-gangr er á, 125; eigi var þat einmælt at hann væri eigi h., 514:—as a nickname, Vékell hinn hamrami, 191; Vigi hinn h., 58; Tanni er kallaðr var hinn hamrami, Ísl. ii. 360,—the has handrami, which is no doubt wrong, as also in the name of the mythical king Hávarðr handrami, i. 26; hinn Rammi and ramaukinn, 107, 249, 277, 34.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- esp.especially.
- MS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- cp.compare.
- Landn.Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Gullþ.Gull-Þóris saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.Kormaks saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hdl.Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)