Fölnan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fölnan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fölnan" (or fǫlnan) in Norwegian.

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

fölnan (fǫlnan)
fölnan, f. 1) Blegnen. Stj. 3895; Post.6377. 2) Svækkelse, Forringelse; fölnansœmdar Fm. VII, 919; jvf Bp. II, 7538.

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, fölnan may be more accurately written as fǫlnan.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᛚᚿᛆᚿ
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.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
p.
Pagina, side.

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