Dróttkvæðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dróttkvæðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dróttkvæðr" in Norwegian.

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

dróttkvæðr: dróttkvæðr, adj. kun i Forbindelsen drótt-kvæðr háttr dvs. det sædvanlige Verse-maal i de egentlige Æredigte til for-nemme Mænd; dets Indretning beskrives SE. I, 598; Munch & Unger Norrænaspr. Gramm. s. 111; P. A. Munch Fornsv.& Fornn. Språkbyggnad s. 114 fg;Th. Möbius Íslendingadrápa (Kiel 1874) s. 23-76; dróttkvæð vísa dvs. Strofe digtet i nævnte Versemaal, SE. II, 236;dróttkvæð hrynjandi SE. I, 676.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚮᛏᛏᚴᚠᛅᚦᚱ
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.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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