Gerðivöndr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gerðivöndr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gerðivöndr" (or gerðivǫndr) in Norwegian.

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

gerðivöndr (gerðivǫndr): gerðivöndr, m. coll. Stænger som skullebruges til Opførelse af Gjerde. Landsl.7, 2813 jvf &vl

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gerðivöndr may be more accurately written as gerðivǫndr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᚱᚦᛁᚠᚯᚿᚦᚱ
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:

coll.: Collectiv.

m.: Masculin.