Aflvöðvi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - aflvöðvi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "aflvöðvi" (or aflvǫðvi) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

aflvöðvi (aflvǫðvi)
aflvöðvi, m. den udvendige Armmuskel, lat.musculus biceps. Laxd. 19 (1172);Sturl. II, 444; Fld. II, 344; Trist. 7.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, aflvöðvi may be more accurately written as aflvǫðvi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᛚᚠᚯᚦᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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