Fyrirheitsjörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fyrirheitsjörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fyrirheitsjörð" (or fyrirheitsjǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

fyrirheitsjörð (fyrirheitsjǫrð): fyrirheitsjörð, f. = fyrirheitsland. Post.427. 48521; Mar. 120026.

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, fyrirheitsjörð may be more accurately written as fyrirheitsjǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛦᚱᛁᚱᚼᚽᛁᛏᛋᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.