Froðamæti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - froðamæti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "froðamæti" in Norwegian.

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

froðamæti: froðamæti, n.? (Aar 820): þá var í Frakk-landi svá mikil hríð um sumarit, atsvá mikit froðamæti féll or loptinumeð hagli, at eigi var skemra en 16fóta langt en 6 fóta breitt ok 2 fótaþykkt Flat. III, 4978; hvor froðamætisvarer til lat. fragmentum glacili Annal.reg. Script. rer. Dan. III, 2618.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚮᚦᛆᛘᛅᛏᛁ
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:

eg.: egentlig.

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.