Fóstrjörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fóstrjörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fóstrjörð" (or fóstrjǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

fóstrjörð (fóstrjǫrð)
fóstrjörð, f. 1) Fædreland. Nj. 30 (4518);Fm. I, 7628. X, 22611; himnesk fóstrjörðMar. 93120; eilíf fóstrjörð Leif. 2815. 2) Land i Alm., = mlat. patria. Heilag.II, 27717.

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, fóstrjörð may be more accurately written as fóstrjǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᛋᛏᚱᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.
Alm.
Almindelighev.
f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
mlat.
Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

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