Frjóva

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frjóva

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frjóva" in Norwegian.

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

frjóva: frjóa eller frjóva, v. (að) frugtbargjøre,= fræva; svá segist, at hón (nl. Phison)frjóvi löndin í austrhalfunni sem áinNilus Egiptaland Stj. 6921 jvf 7333.779; ekki frjóvast jarðar eðli nemasamt komi hiti ok vökva Mar. 39517&vl; frjóvast v. r. 1) gro, spire, omSæd, Væxt: gaf ek hunangligar daggir(&vl döggvar) öllum frjóvandi grösumKgs. 1388 &vl; býð ek plógkörlumfrjóvanda korn Kgs. 13819 &vl; guðgörði himin ok jörð - ok þar meðrallt jarðarinnar gras fyrr en þat frjóv-aðist (Vulg. priusquam germinaret) Stj.2914 (1 Mos. 2, 5); sá þar niðr - frjó-ligu sáði heilagra guðs orða, hverfrjóvast munu með fullkomnum ávextiFlat. II, 2411. 2) give Grøde, blivebevoxet, om Jord: grói jörðin ok frjóistmeðr blómberanda gras (Vulg. germinetterra herbam virentem) Stj. 1418 (1Mos. 1, 11); sumar kom eptir vár þatsem hvert annat, ok tóku akrar mannaat frjóvast Heilag. I, 28630; jvf Post.5596 &vl 3. 3) formere sig; nú ersambúðartími aftr kominn, at þérfrjóist ok fjölgist (Vulg. crescite etmultiplicamini) í veröldinni Stj. 6020(1 Mos. 8, 17) jvf 619 (1 Mos. 9, 1). 635.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᛁᚮᚠᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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