Digrbeinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - digrbeinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "digrbeinn" in Norwegian.

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

digrbeinn: digrbeinn, adj. tykbenet, som har fyldige eller hovne Ben; naar Ólafr Guðröðar-son bar dette Øgenavn Fm. IV, 281, da var det vel fordi han havde fótarverkFris. 3222; men naar det samme Øge- navn tillægges en af Harald HaarfagersSønner (Olaf Tryggvasons Farfader Fris. 631) Fm. X, 38026 (Ágr. 825), da vides ingen anden Grund dertil, endat det maaske kan være overført paaham fra hin Olaf eller ved en Forvex- ling med ham, ligesom ogsaa han Fris. 4929 bærer navnet Geirstaðaalfr. Naaren Gaard i Oslo kaldes digrbeinninnDn. I, 1835. IV, 2263. V, 3013: har den vel faaet dette Navn af en Eier,som bar dette Øgenavn.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛁᚵᚱᛒᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

fr.: fransk.

gr.: græft.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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