Forneskja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forneskja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forneskja" in Norwegian.

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

forneskja
forneskja, f. 1) Fortiden, gamle Dage.OH. 7332; Fm. VIII, 610. 2) FortidensHændelse? Flat. II, 29719. 3) Heden-skab. Flat. I, 3173. 37339; Heið. 39(39114). 4) hvad der er Gjenstand for eller bruges ved Afgudsdyrkelse. Heilag.I, 61918. 5) Trolddom, Hexeri. Nj. 158(27341); Grett. 18715.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚿᚽᛋᚴᛁᛆ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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