Dœgratala

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dœgratala

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dœgratala" in Norwegian.

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

dœgratala: dœgratala, f. Beregning, Tælling af Halv- døgn; á þessi nótt skiptist dœgratala,áðr fór nótt fyrir degi, en þaðan afskiptist (dœgr?) at miðri nótt þá, ervárr herra reis upp, ok er nú síðanhvár nótt sameiginlig hvárumtveggjadegi dvs. begge Dage, nemlig den somender og den som begynder med Midnat, Heilag. I, 52727 (jvf Hist. schol. s. 694).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚯᚵᚱᛆᛏᛆᛚᛆ
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.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.