Fjöl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjöl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjöl" (or fjǫl) in Norwegian.

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

fjöl (fjǫl)
fjöl, f. (G. fjalar, N. Pl. fjalir og fjalar)Fjæl, Bræt, Bord. Kgs. 205. 12 fgg; Fm.VI, 1528. 2814. X, 4044 (Ágr. 5923); eihefir þat við eina fjöl fellt verit dvs.dermed har det ikke altid været paa sammeMaade, MaG.* 8620.

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, fjöl may be more accurately written as fjǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚯᛚ
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.
gr.
græft.
m.
Masculin.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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