Athöfn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - athöfn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "athöfn" (or athǫfn) in Norwegian.

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

athöfn (athǫfn)
athöfn, f. 1) Foretagende, Forehavende,Gjerning. Eg. 52 (10411); Fm. VI,188. 348. 2) = athæfi. Vatsd. 2 (415);siða athöfn Kgs. 321.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛏᚼᚯᚠᚿ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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