Fjölkunnigr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjölkunnigr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjölkunnigr" (or fjǫlkunnigr) in Norwegian.

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

fjölkunnigr (fjǫlkunnigr)
fjölkunnigr, adj. troldkyndig, = marg-kunnigr. Hm. 114; OH. 13718; Nj.10 (1731). 156 (2722); Flat. I, 37336;enir fjölkungu dvs. Magerne, de øster- landske Vise, AR. II, 417 a15.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚯᛚᚴᚢᚿᚿᛁᚵᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
gr.
græft.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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