Gjölnar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjölnar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjölnar" (or gjǫlnar) in Norwegian.

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

gjölnar (gjǫlnar)
gjölnar, f. pl. gjölnar heita granar hans(nl. Fenrisulvens) SE. II, 43210; jvfOH. 1593. 28318.

Part of speech: f pl

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᛚᚿᛆᚱ
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.
nl.
nemlig.
pl.
Pluralis.

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