Foss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - foss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "foss" in Norwegian.

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

foss
fors eller foss, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) Fos,Vandfald. Vsp. 57; Fm. VI, 33325;Kgs. 3532; DN. III, 978; fors eða áArnon Stj. 40610 jvf 3878. Om Fosser og Benyttelse af Foskarle ved Novgorod se Sartorius Gesch. der d. Hansa herausG.von Lappenberg II, 423.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᛋᛋ
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:

G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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