Fjörbaugsgarðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjörbaugsgarðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjörbaugsgarðr" (or fjǫrbaugsgarðr) in Norwegian.

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

fjörbaugsgarðr (fjǫrbaugsgarðr)
fjörbaugsgarðr, m. 1) Fredløshed udenforen vis indskrænket Kreds, nemlig tvendeikke længere end en Dags Reise fra hin-anden beliggende Tilholdssteder, som fjör-baugsmaðr kunde vælge sig, og indenforhvilke han var heilagr. Grág. 36917;Grg. II, 8620 jvf 88 fg; Eg. 85 (21519);Flat. I, 44334; Nj. 145 (2416); se Grág.II, 608 fg. 2) fredhelligt Sted, Gjerdesom omgav de Steder, hvor Folket havdesine offentlige Møder. Flóam. 10 (12816);Vígagl. 2438. - Se I. Arnesens isl.Rettergang S. 624-629; HE. I, 137 fg;Ghm. II, 176 fg; jvf þinghelgi, örskots-helgi.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚯᚱᛒᛆᚢᚵᛋᚵᛆᚱᚦᚱ
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:

fg.
følgende.
gr.
græft.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
S.
Side.

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