Bismari

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bismari

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bismari" in Norwegian.

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

bismari: bismari, m. Bismer, Stangvægt, t. Schnell-wage, eng. steelyard, fr. romaine, ba-lance romaine (Littré II, 2, 1749 b); skalhverr húsfastr maðr eiga mæli okpundara ok bismara Landsl. 8, 1925;jvf Schlyter 69 a7, hvorefter ogsaa gsv.bismari modsættes pundare. I DWb.I, 1655 fg anføres et tilsvarende Ordbesemer, der betegner "eine art wagein den holsteinischen haushaltungen, diedurch eine mit blei ausgegossene kolbeauf einem seile schwebend die last gegen-über bestimmt"; og Træbismere afsamme Beskaffenhed have indtil den senereTid oftere været at se i mange norskeLandhusholdninger. Jvf. Hehn2 20820.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛁᛋᛘᛆᚱᛁ
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:

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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