Fóstrjörð
Old Norwegian Dictionary - fóstrjörðMeaning 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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