Borgargreifi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - borgargreifi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "borgargreifi" in Norwegian.

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

borgargreifi
borgargreifi, m. Mand som er sat overen Stad til at styre og forsvare den(mht. burcgrave, mlat. burgravius); gjen-giver lat. præfectus Stj. 58719 (1 Kong.16, 9); Post. 18516 (&vl greifi, Post.9120); lat. præfectus urbis Heilag. I,1312. II, 23139.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚮᚱᚵᛆᚱᚵᚱᚽᛁᚠᛁ
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.
mlat.
Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

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