Fjárhöfn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjárhöfn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjárhöfn" (or fjárhǫfn) in Norwegian.

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

fjárhöfn (fjárhǫfn): fjárhöfn, f. Havnegang, Græsgang. DN.IV, 67016. IX, 21811.

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, fjárhöfn may be more accurately written as fjárhǫfn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛆᚱᚼᚯᚠᚿ
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.