Fölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fölr" (or fǫlr) in Norwegian.

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

fölr (fǫlr): fölr, adj. bleg, gulbleg, graableg; bleiknaðihann ok varð fölr sem nár OH. 7030;Flosa brá svá við, at hann var í and-liti stundum sem blóð, en stundumfölr sem gras (&vl nár), en stundumblár sem hel Nj. 117 (1773); brá hon-um svá við, at hann gerði fölvan íandliti Vígagl. 799; bleikr sem bast eðafölr sem nár Flat. II, 13636; fölr umnasar Alv. 2; fölr sem aska Didr. 1718.17717; fölr jór Hund. 2, 47; fölviroddar Hund. 1, 49.

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, fölr may be more accurately written as fǫlr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᛚᚱ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

v.: Verbum.

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