Bolstöng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bolstöng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bolstöng" (or bolstǫng) in Norwegian.

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

bolstöng (bolstǫng): bolstöng, f. Stang som bestaar af en langog tynd Træstamme; som Øgenavn: Þor-steinn b. Vem. 148 jvf Anm.

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, bolstöng may be more accurately written as bolstǫng.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚮᛚᛋᛏᚯᚿᚵ
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.