Fjörgyn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjörgyn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjörgyn" (or fjǫrgyn) in Norwegian.

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

fjörgyn (fjǫrgyn): fjörgyn, f. (G. -njar) nævnes SE. I, 4763som et Ord, der betyder Jord (jörð),ligesom hlóðyn SE. I, 47416; hvorhosVeorr (dvs. Þórr) Vsp. 55 (NFkv. 10 a.18 a) kaldes baade mögr Hlóðynjar ogFjörgynjar burr og Þórr kaldes jarðarburr Lok. 58; Hamh. 1, hvormed kanjevnføres Ordene: þar mun Fjörgynhitta Þór son sínn Hárb. 56 Til dette fjörgyn svarer got. fairguni (n.) og ags.firgen Bosworth2 288 b fg; begge medBetydningen: Bjerg, Fjeld, medens ags.firgen dog ogsaa forekommer i Betyd-ningen: Hav. Jvf. Dm.3 156 fg; H.Zimmer i Zeitschr. für deutsches Alter-thum XIX, 164-181 (især 166. 169 fg.173-179). Ved Siden af fjorgyn (f.)forekommer ogsaa fjörgynn, m. (G. -s);kona hans (nl. Óðins) hét Frigg Fjörg-vins dóttir SE. I, 548 jvf 3041 fg; þegiþú, Frigg! þú ert Fjörgyns mær okhefir æ vergjörn verit Lok. 26.

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, fjörgyn may be more accurately written as fjǫrgyn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚯᚱᚵᛦᚿ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

fg.: følgende.

G.: Genitiv.

got.: gotisk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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