Finnmörk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - finnmörk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "finnmörk" (or finnmǫrk) in Norwegian.

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

finnmörk (finnmǫrk)
finnmörk, f. Finmarken, de Skove og Fjeldehvor Finnerne (Lapperne) have Tilhold (= finnabú). Symb. 127; Borg. 2,2512. 3, 2212; Eg. 13 (2524); Flat. I,431; Fm. VI, 3775.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚿᚿᛘᚯᚱᚴ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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