Durvörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - durvörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "durvörðr" (or durvǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

durvörðr (durvǫrðr)
durvörðr, m. Dørvogter, = dyravörðr.Kgs. 6624; durvörðr borgarliðsins Str.6238; durvörðr himinríkis (nl. Petrus)Post. 15928.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, durvörðr may be more accurately written as durvǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚢᚱᚠᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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