Elgfróði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - elgfróði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "elgfróði" in Norwegian.

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

elgfróði
elgfróði, m. levende Væsen, der oventiler skabt som et Menneske, men nedentilsom en Elg eller et lignende Dyr; þat(sveinbarn) var maðr upp en elgr niðrfrá nafla, hann er nefndr elgfróði Fld.I, 551; þess háttar skrimsl kölluðuskaldin centaurum, þat kalla sumirmenn elgfróða Heilag. II, 18611. 14.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛚᚵᚠᚱᚮᚦᛁ
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.

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