Firn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - firn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "firn" in Norwegian.

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

firn: firn, n. pl. hvad der afviger saa megetfra det almindelige eller tilbørlige, atman neppe kan tænke sig det eller taaledet (got. fairina, ght. firina, mht. virneMhd. Wb. III, 327 b29; ags. firen Bos-worth2 288 (firen-firenwyrhta); jvfgsv. firnarorþ, firnarværk Schlyter 164 b),i Betydningen beslægtet med endemi,fádœmi; heyr á firn (ok endemi) dvs.nu skulde du vel aldrig have hørt Magentil dette, noget saadant, Fm. VII, 218(Mork. 13825). 252; þat skal aldri verða,at hann komi þessu fram, svá miklumfirnum EG. 89 (22726); þat eru mikilfirn, sem nú ferr fram Fm. VI, 382;eru þat mikil firn, ef - Sturl. I, 1021;slíkt eru mikil firn, at - Fm. VI,11114 jvf XI, 2563; Nj. 101 (15624);I. kvað slík mikil firn Vatsd. 39 (6232);Þ. kvað firn í, at þeir vóru leyndirslíkum svikum Þorskf. 583; firnum nýtrþess, er firnum fær (jvf hvad med Syndkommer med Synd forgaar) Fbr. 1618(Flat. II, 10013 fg); G. pl. firna sættesforan Substantiver og Adjektiver for atbetegne Tingen, Egenskaben som mage-løs: firna frost ok ofhiti Hom. 1246;firna maðr Pr. 42615 (Æf. 813. 65); f.margr Flat. I, 28525; f. djarfr Fm.VII, 6520; f. harðr Fm. VIII, 225 &vl 2) utilgjængelige Steder (jvf Folkespr.firne Aasen 157 a50); ef safnaðr vargjörr at þeim, þá hljópu þeir á fjöllok firn Fm. VIII, 43216.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚱᚿ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

got.: gotisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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