Fuðrytta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fuðrytta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fuðrytta" in Norwegian.

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

fuðrytta: fuðrytta, f. (kun i det sammensatte fuð-ryttumát) = Folkespr. splitrötte (seunder fuð). I fuðryttumát synes Ordetat svare til lat. virgo, fr. vierge, hvilketi Middelalderen var en almindelig Be-nævnelse paa Skakspillets Dronning seA. van der Linde Geschichte undLitteratur des Schachspiels II, 149 fgg(især 15019. 15111. 33 fgg).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚢᚦᚱᛦᛏᛏᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

lat.: latinsk.