Frumváttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frumváttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frumváttr" in Norwegian.

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

frumváttr: frumváttr, m. 1) Vidne som var personligtilstede ved selve Begivenheden (i Mod-sætning til dem, der have hørt en tilstede-værendes Udsagn og derom aflægge Vid-nesbyrd). Grg. I, 591; Grág. 3318;Hák. 11113; Landsl. 8, 27. 2) førsteMartyr; frumváttr guðs kallast Ste-phanus því, at hann tók fyrst písl eptirdróttin várn Hom. 17714; guðs frum-váttr Abel Stj. 5132; Pr. 6820; Ste-phanus frumváttr Krists Heilag. I,6618.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚢᛘᚠᛆᛏᛏᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

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