Ermadrög

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ermadrög

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ermadrög" (or ermadrǫg) in Norwegian.

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

ermadrög (ermadrǫg): ermadrög, n. pl. side Ærmer der ere saalange, at de slæbes efter Jorden, naarman ikke holder dem oppe ved at bæredem, = slœður; herra B. skar erma-drögin undan möttli sínum ok sveip-aði þar í sveinana dvs. de nyfødte Drenge-børn, Bev. 24721; jvf dragsíðr. Se om deslige Ærmer i Planché Cyclopædiaof Costume I, 463-467. Höf. Leb. I,191-194. 200. 224 fg

Part of speech: n pl

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱᚯᚵ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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