Alfröðull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - alfröðull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "alfröðull" (or alfrǫðull) in Norwegian.

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

alfröðull (alfrǫðull)
alfröðull, m. poetisk Benævnelse paa Solen.Skírn. 4; Vafþr. 42; SE. I, 412.

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, alfröðull may be more accurately written as alfrǫðull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛚᚠᚱᚯᚦᚢᛚᛚ
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:

m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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